Word of Life Church Podcast

Tanakh is a Hebrew acronym for the Law, the Prophets, and the Writings/Psalms. After his resurrection Jesus told his disciples, "Everything written about me in the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms had to be fulfilled." Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. If we want our minds to be opened to understand the Scriptures, there’s one essential key: The aim and end, the Alpha and Omega, the promise and fulfillment of all Scripture is…Jesus Christ!

Exploring the profound mysteries of Christ, universe, and encountering God as an uncontrollable mystery. Revival of faith in secular societies and communion, confession, and invitation to the table

The landscape of our current culture seems to be filled with fury and it has left the condition of our souls vexed with anxiety. If we trust and follow Jesus, the one who cares for our soul, he will lead us, as the Good Shepherd, out of the landscape of fury and into pastures of peace.

Exploring engaging prayerful practices with the Psalms, embracing God's comfort in death, seeking forgiveness through confession, and reflecting on life after death from a Christian perspective.

Do you believe in ghosts? The disciples may have. Upon seeing the resurrected Jesus, they wrongly assumed he was a ghost. This opens the door for Jesus to assure them(and us) that he has risen indeed. If Jesus has been raised, then death has been defeated, and we need not fear. Therefore, Jesus continues to ask "Why are you frightened?".

One way to think about the resurrection is to see it as Jesus’ first step towards ascension. Another way is to think of the resurrection of Jesus like a wormhole, a tunnel through time and space. From this perspective, Jesus went into death creating a passageway from this broken down world into God’s new world where all things are new again. In stepping through that doorway into the place where God the Holy Spirit is making all things, we have the opportunity to participate with the Spirit. We participate by stripping off everything associated with our old sinful nature and putting on our new nature created to be like God. We strip off everything that doesn't look like Jesus so we can be like the God revealed in Jesus. A new life is waiting for you. Are you ready for it?

Turning and turning in the widening gyreThe falcon cannot hear the falconer;Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold.-W.B. Yeats, The Second ComingIn him all things hold together.He is the head of the body, the church.He is the beginning,The firstborn from the dead.-St. Paul, Colossians 1:17–18

Exploring Christ's victory over death, the biblical story of the rich man and Lazarus, and reflections on Good Friday. Discussing atonement theology, resurrection, and the significance of Christ's suffering. Delving into personal transformation, theological beliefs, and the continuous event of Pascha through the Resurrection icon.

Jesus Christ—the Logos made flesh—is the true icon of the living God. The world has at last truly seen God. And what is the climactic, definitive moment of God’s self-revelation in Christ? It’s the central event in the gospel story—the crucifixion. The cross is the pinnacle of divine self-disclosure.

ABOUT THIS PODCASTBrian Zahnd, Cole Novak, and Jacob Taylor explore themes from the Lord of the Rings epic by J.R. Tolkien and more specifically how power should be handled by those who follow Christ. This episode continues conversation based on Brian's new book The Wood Between The Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross. Follow for more episodes each Thursday in Lent.GET THE BOOK - The Wood Between the Worlds by Brian Zahndhttps://wolc.com/twbtw