CNLP 512: Brian Zahnd on Understanding Deconstruction, Nietzsche, Nihilism and the Alternative to Christianity, and the Oddity of Post-Christian America

Author and pastor, Brian Zahnd, gives an in-depth explanation of the deconstruction that’s happening in Christianity today, a brief history of existentialism, Friedrich Nietzsche and the alternative to Christianity, and the oddity of post-Christian America.

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Compassion International

There’s another organization I want to tell you about, a ministry that I have loved for years, and that’s Compassion International.

Compassion is an incredible organization whose goal is to release children from poverty in Jesus’ name.

They currently serve over 2 million children and their families in some of the most poverty-stricken areas of the world and here is my favorite part: All of this is happening in local churches.

Compassion is all about equipping the local church so every single child is cared for by a leaders in their community.

As a pastor, I found Compassion to be a strategic part of our global missions strategy. And so, as a church, we incorporated Compassion into our focus on Guatemala.

Compassion made it easy for everyone in our church to put their faith in action by caring for a child in need. I would encourage any pastor listening to learn more about Compassion.

You can help equip local churches around the world while seeing your church grow in the process. Visit compassion.com/church to learn how.

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Quotes from Episode 512

When we try to maintain faith by disallowing any possibility of doubt, we actually lock our doubts away in a closet where they breed into monstrosities. @BrianZahnd Click To Tweet Being angry with other people for losing their faith is like being angry with medieval people for dying of the plague. @BrianZahnd Click To Tweet No new God is coming because this is the accomplishment of Christ. Christ has swept the field clear of all rival gods. @BrianZahnd Click To Tweet Be easy on yourself and try to lean into that culture of kindness. @BrianZahnd Click To Tweet

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