Cannonball Jesus
Cannonball Jesus
by Brian Zahnd
“You cannot bear to hear my word.” -Jesus (The Gospel of John)
“Humankind cannot bear very much reality.” -T.S. Eliot (The Four Quartets)
“Ya can’t look at much, can ya man?” -Bob Dylan (Visions of Johanna)
It seems to me that what we really want is a tame Jesus, a domesticated Christ.
We want a Jesus who will “save our soul” — not so much now, but later on.
We want a Savior who tweaks the status quo, making slight improvements on the basic scheme of things.
We want a divine “life coach” to make us winners in The Game. Read more