What if reality is more than what we can see?
In this episode of From the Heart of the City, I sit down with author, pastor, and theologian Brian Zahnd to discuss his latest book, Unseen Existences.
Over the course of our conversation, we explore some of the book’s most compelling themes: wonder, mystery, certainty, grief, creation, sacrament, and what it means to participate in the life of God. Brian reflects on his own spiritual pilgrimage, the dangers of “settled certitude,” the gift of theological curiosity, and why mature faith often requires us to remain pilgrims rather than presume we have arrived.
We discuss the role of wonder in Christian discipleship, the tears of Jesus, the challenge of holding beauty and suffering together, and the invitation to see the world not as a collection of objects but as a creation saturated with divine love.
More than a discussion about a book, this is a conversation about learning to see again—to recover a sense of awe in a world that often encourages cynicism, certainty, and reductionism.
If you’ve ever wrestled with questions of faith, mystery, suffering, or spiritual growth, I think you’ll find this conversation both challenging and deeply encouraging.
I’d love to hear what resonates with you.
Faith. Justice. Hope. Radical Hospitality.
Listen now to my conversation with Brian Zahnd on From the Heart of the City.
