Heaven Opened

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Heaven Opened

January 14, 2024 • Brian Zahnd

The story of Jacob's Ladder in Genesis has a powerful influence upon our theological imagination:

It speaks to us of the reality of another world called heaven.

It speaks to us of another order of being called angels.

It speaks to us of the possibility of a ladder of interaction between these two worlds.

Epiphany: By Another Road

January 7, 2024 • Brian Zahnd

One of the reasons that after nearly fifty years of following Jesus and after over forty years of full-time ministry that I’m not bored, burned out, jaded or cynical, is that many times and in many ways—including by dreams—I’ve been warned and wooed by the Holy Spirit to travel by another road.

The Telos of the Old Testament

February 11, 2024 • Brian Zahnd

The Uncreated Light of Tabor illuminates the Old Testament. The Light brighter than the sun that shines from the face of the Transfigured Christ turns the Old Testament into a brand-new text. At the Transfiguration we learn that Jesus is the telos of the Old Testament.

Everyone Is Searching

February 4, 2024 • Brian Zahnd

Everyone is searching. Everyone who hasn't given up and succumbed to despair and surrendered to nihilism is searching for something. And ultimately, whether they know it or not, they're searching for Jesus.