“The appropriate response to this gospel proclamation is to rethink everything in the light of the risen and ascended Christ and live accordingly. We rethink our lives (which is what it means to repent) not so we can escape a… — Brian Zahnd Copy Share Image
“Jesus said his disciples would be known for their love, not for their placards of protest and angry letters to the editor.” — Brian Zahnd Copy Share Image
“The cross is shock therapy for a world addicted to solving its problems through violence. The cross shocks us into the devastating realization that… — Brian Zahnd Copy Share Image
“We are mad if we imagine that the God of love revealed in Jesus will bless us in waging war.” — Brian Zahnd Copy Share Image
“In short the problem is this: far too few who believe in the risen Christ actually believe in his revolutionary ideas. There is a… — Brian Zahnd Copy Share Image
“We forget that when we see Christ dead upon the cross, we discover a God who would rather die than kill his enemies. We… — Brian Zahnd Copy Share Image
“Christian happiness is based in the conviction that because of the accomplishments of Christ, the future is a friend.” — Brian Zahnd Copy Share Image
“(At this point some readers are quite likely to close this book and never open it again … but I hope you will press… — Brian Zahnd Copy Share Image
“There is a sense in which we create religion as a category to keep Jesus from meddling with our cherished ideas about nationalism, freedom,… — Brian Zahnd Copy Share Image
“Satan never tempted Jesus with evil; Satan tempted Jesus with good. Satan enticed Jesus to go ahead and do good and to bring it… — Brian Zahnd Copy Share Image
“The appropriate response to this gospel proclamation is to rethink everything in the light of the risen and ascended Christ and live accordingly. We… — Brian Zahnd Copy Share Image
“It’s not enough to believe in Jesus; we also have to believe in the Jesus way!” — Brian Zahnd Copy Share Image
“It’s so hard for us to let go of the sword and take the hand of the crucified one.” — Brian Zahnd Copy Share Image
“I learned that it is much easier to unite people around a Jesus who hates our enemies and blesses our wars than it is… — Brian Zahnd Copy Share Image
