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Posts by Brian Zahnd

Born from Above || A Mystery
Born from Above || A Mystery YouTube video by Word of Life Church

"God is an artist, not an industrialist."
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Devil's Bargain || Pastor Brian Zahnd
Devil's Bargain || Pastor Brian Zahnd YouTube video by Word of Life Church

Devil’s Bargain
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Where I read Dostoevsky’s “Demons” for the seventh time.

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This Sunday the Gospel reading is the wilderness temptation of Christ in Matthew and I will preach a sermon called “Devil’s Bargain.”

Let the reader understand.

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Days Of Ash EP

This U2 EP released on Ash Wednesday is just what we need. open.spotify.com/album/3vgnEc...

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At Word of Life we have four Ash Wednesday services in the Upper Room with Communion and the imposition of ashes.

Noon, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30 PM CT

You are invited to join us in person or online.

YouTube.com/WOLCTV

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Behold the Beauty of the Lord || Pastor Brian Zahnd
Behold the Beauty of the Lord || Pastor Brian Zahnd YouTube video by Word of Life Church

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Jesus Addresses A Joint Session of Congress A Thought Experiment

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The assumption that allegiance pledged to a nation-state of this fallen age and the baptismal allegiance pledged to Christ will not come into conflict is the height of folly.

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The Ruins Restored || Pastor Brian Zahnd
The Ruins Restored || Pastor Brian Zahnd YouTube video by Word of Life Church

What did Jesus mean when he said he did not come to abolish the Law and the Prophets but to fulfill them?

That’s what this sermon is about.

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The Kingdom of Heaven Is Not Valhalla The warrior who is willing to lay down his life for his unit, his country, and his Creator, that warrior finds eternal life.”

The Kingdom of Heaven Is Not Valhalla
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The Kind of Christianity Christ Blesses || Pastor Brian Zahnd
The Kind of Christianity Christ Blesses || Pastor Brian Zahnd YouTube video by Word of Life Church

I felt like this was a timely sermon on the timeless Beatitudes.
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Jesus Christ was crucified
St. Paul was beheaded
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was hung
In the name of Law and Order

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"I can't rethink everything!" Sure you can. A brief post about a life-changing moment

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A Light In Dark Places || Pastor Brian Zahnd
A Light In Dark Places || Pastor Brian Zahnd YouTube video by Word of Life Church

A Light In Dark Places
(A sermon for our times.)
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"And the government shall be upon his shoulder." -Isaiah 9:6

The government of God is the cross.

If it doesn't look like the cross, it's not the government (kingdom) of God.

"Take up your cross and follow me." -Jesus

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One Ring to Rule Them All More Apropos Than Ever

More apropos than ever.
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Four O'Clock in the Afternoon || Pastor Brian Zahnd
Four O'Clock in the Afternoon || Pastor Brian Zahnd YouTube video by Word of Life Church

Four O’Clock in the Afternoon
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Tomorrow’s sermon:

Four O’Clock in the Afternoon

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The Tenderness of Christ || Pastor Brian Zahnd
The Tenderness of Christ || Pastor Brian Zahnd YouTube video by Word of Life Church

The Tenderness of Christ

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Word of Life Church

Registration for our Lenten Retreat is now open! This will fill up quickly, so don’t delay.

This year’s theme:

RIVERS IN THE DESERT
Spiritual Well-being in a Materialist Age
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Bob Weir has died. 😢 Peri and I saw Dead and Company at the Sphere last May. It was the best show we’ve ever seen.

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Tomorrow I’m preaching on the tenderness of Christ toward people who are like broken reeds and smoldering wicks.

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I’ve been very upset by the senseless killing of Renee Nicole Good. I had a hard time sleeping last night. (A friend is a pastor to her parents.) So I pray. And then I listen to good music that reminds me there is goodness in this world and evil will not have the last word.

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A war budget of 1.5 trillion dollars (proposed for 2027) is $4,322 for every man, woman, and child in America.

Mars is a voracious god.

(Artwork: “The Face of War,” Salvador Dalí, 1941)

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The Magi and I A Post for Epiphany

The Magi and I
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The ten-week online course through “Demons”—Dostoevsky’s most prophetic novel—begins this evening!

You can participate live (with Q/A) or access the recordings later. Information and registration at wolc.com/demons.

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"This Light from the Child in the Darkness" || Epiphany with Isaiah
"This Light from the Child in the Darkness" || Epiphany with Isaiah YouTube video by Word of Life Church

“This Light from the Child in the Darkness”
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The study at sunrise on a Lord’s day morning.

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Full Moon with Contrail 🌝

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