“Laboring in the name of Jesus to make the world a better place does not undermine faith in the Second Coming; rather it takes seriously God’s intention to repair the world through Christ and anticipates this hope by moving even… — 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
