Hans P.

“And that’s what Advent is for—learning to wait for God. In our high-tech, high-speed, high-stress age, we’re not very good at waiting—it feels too much like doing nothing. But it’s not doing nothing. As we wait, we slowly become contemplative enough to discern what God is doing. Unless we intentionally cultivate some contemplative slowness in our soul, it doesn’t matter if God acts, because we will most likely miss it.”
― Brian Zahnd, The Anticipated Christ: A Journey Through Advent and Christmas

“Salvation is not based on theological acumen; salvation is based entirely on trust. Salvation is not found in believing the right things, but in trusting the right person.”
― Brian Zahnd, The Anticipated Christ: A Journey Through Advent and Christmas

“The Bible is not really an encyclopedia of God-facts or a journal of divine jurisprudence, it is primarily the epic story of God’s ultimate triumph over evil.”
― Brian Zahnd, The Anticipated Christ: A Journey Through Advent and Christmas

“We should always remember that the ends never justify the means; rather, the means are the ends in the process of becoming. If the means are death-dealing, the ends aren’t going to be life-affirming. You can bomb the world to pieces, but you can’t bomb the world to peace.”
― Brian Zahnd, Postcards from Babylon: The Church In American Exile