Founding pastor of Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri; author of eleven books, including The Wood Between the Worlds.https://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mg6gazbpgk2j"God is an artist, not an industrialist." https://youtu.be/XWCFZOyod2Q?si=shi_0E9fbijxk_ju03 Mar 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6gazbpgk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mfhrtpv3is2zDevil’s Bargain https://youtu.be/D6TW8BX0V9E?si=4Mf1vzaEmSohbvAD22 Feb 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhrtpv3is2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mfbhoj4kfs2wWhere I read Dostoevsky’s “Demons” for the seventh time.20 Feb 2026 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfbhoj4kfs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mf6we5gawk2bThis 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.19 Feb 2026 06:04 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf6we5gawk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mf5s7yohvc2wThis U2 EP released on Ash Wednesday is just what we need. https://open.spotify.com/album/3vgnEcyvM5xJ479leSdeVT?si=9xb-xD8pQEKy_Q-27D6iHA18 Feb 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5s7yohvc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mf5lwxlz6s2cAt 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/WOLCTV18 Feb 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5lwxlz6s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mewsm7obfs2zhttps://youtu.be/M_12NPj9O_w?si=nRsUCShe5QunI6ku16 Feb 2026 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mewsm7obfs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3merqhbmdfc2yhttps://brianzahnd.substack.com/p/jesus-addresses-a-joint-session-of14 Feb 2026 00:14 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3merqhbmdfc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mekhei6m6s2hThe 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.11 Feb 2026 02:43 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mekhei6m6s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3meet3nyhns2eWhat 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. https://youtu.be/A_7NukN0Rrg?si=SnM2vheN8rnD4xUd08 Feb 2026 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3meet3nyhns2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3me5hsxl7m22dThe Kingdom of Heaven Is Not Valhalla https://brianzahnd.substack.com/p/the-kingdom-of-heaven-is-not-valhalla05 Feb 2026 22:46 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3me5hsxl7m22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mdtacyhgcc2nI felt like this was a timely sermon on the timeless Beatitudes. https://youtu.be/iNl44047WmU?si=GRjymTvRLER4cOGl01 Feb 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdtacyhgcc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mdhddzypx22xJesus Christ was crucified St. Paul was beheaded Dietrich Bonhoeffer was hung In the name of Law and Order28 Jan 2026 03:28 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdhddzypx22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mdfulfqts22hhttps://brianzahnd.substack.com/p/i-cant-rethink-everything-sure-you27 Jan 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdfulfqts22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mdc3uvlv722hA Light In Dark Places (A sermon for our times.) https://youtu.be/z4IPbA6CuUc?si=qmRYwaEk_aBMDt9Y26 Jan 2026 01:31 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdc3uvlv722hhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3md6rwwt3l22m"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." -Jesus24 Jan 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3md6rwwt3l22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3md4lnguahs2vMore apropos than ever. https://brianzahnd.substack.com/p/one-ring-to-rule-them-all23 Jan 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4lnguahs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mcqszdzass2rFour O’Clock in the Afternoon https://youtu.be/aqrYHLQtg14?si=7z7DT2Gc9O9RmVST19 Jan 2026 04:37 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcqszdzass2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mcn7jakikc27Tomorrow’s sermon: Four O’Clock in the Afternoon17 Jan 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcn7jakikc27https://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mc752wlld22iThe Tenderness of Christ https://youtu.be/hrqDQAvk_bI?si=suo8Bn_8lLc5vpBc12 Jan 2026 03:49 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc752wlld22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mc65w5yg5226Registration 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 https://wolcevents.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/336355611 Jan 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc65w5yg5226https://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mc46x4uvv22nBob Weir has died. 😢 Peri and I saw Dead and Company at the Sphere last May. It was the best show we’ve ever seen.10 Jan 2026 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc46x4uvv22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mc3u2goevs2qTomorrow I’m preaching on the tenderness of Christ toward people who are like broken reeds and smoldering wicks.10 Jan 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc3u2goevs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mbxooo7mg22wI’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.09 Jan 2026 04:43 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbxooo7mg22whttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mbusskni5k2xA 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)08 Jan 2026 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbusskni5k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mbqzrazvj22uThe Magi and I https://open.substack.com/pub/brianzahnd/p/the-magi-and-i?r=bt383&utm_medium=ios06 Jan 2026 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbqzrazvj22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mbon26t5fs2lThe 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.05 Jan 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbon26t5fs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mbmtbtbklk2r“This Light from the Child in the Darkness” https://youtu.be/eHE8sU6CGCc?si=TlV7aTdAdNjnCDHQ04 Jan 2026 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbmtbtbklk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mblzsghvc22sThe study at sunrise on a Lord’s day morning.04 Jan 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mblzsghvc22shttps://bsky.app/profile/brianzahnd.bsky.social/post/3mbkte6j4d227Full Moon with Contrail 🌝04 Jan 2026 02:02 +0000at://did:plc:un6jurlce2neznnfacdfdbpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbkte6j4d227