{"id":3868,"date":"2026-10-04T05:09:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T05:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zachbroom.com\/?page_id=3868"},"modified":"2026-10-12T15:14:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:14:23","slug":"author-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zachbroom.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group zb-author is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<section class=\"zb-hero\"><div class=\"zb-wrap zb-split\"><div><p class=\"zb-kicker\">Author \u00b7 Pastor \u00b7 Bible teacher<\/p><h1>Faith worth<br>thinking through.<\/h1><p class=\"zb-lead\">Writing and biblical teaching from Zach Broom.<\/p><p>Explore the questions that shape how we understand God, read Scripture, and live in His world.<\/p><div class=\"zb-actions\"><a class=\"zb-btn\" href=\"\/index.php\/books\/\">Explore the book<\/a><a href=\"\/index.php\/teaching\/\">Listen to teaching<\/a><\/div><\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zb-portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/zachbroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Zachs-Portrait-small-2.jpg\" alt=\"Zach Broom\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\"><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"zb-section zb-pale\" id=\"books\"><div class=\"zb-wrap zb-split\"><div><p class=\"zb-kicker\">Published book<\/p><h2>Without God<\/h2><p class=\"zb-lead\">Science, Belief, Morality, and the Meaning of Life<\/p><p>What grounds our confidence in reason, our sense of right and wrong, and our conviction that life matters? <em>Without God<\/em> examines these questions through an engagement with atheism and the Christian faith.<\/p><div class=\"zb-actions\"><a class=\"zb-btn\" href=\"\/index.php\/without-god\/\">Explore Without God<\/a><\/div><p class=\"zb-note\" style=\"margin-top:24px\">A revised edition of <em>Without God<\/em> is in preparation. Join the newsletter for release news.<\/p><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zb-book\" width=\"350\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/zachbroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3D-Book-Smaller.png\" alt=\"Without God by Zachary Broom, published book cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<div id=\"articles\" class=\"wp-block-group zb-section is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group zb-wrap zb-two is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div><p class=\"zb-kicker\">Latest articles<\/p><h2>Read carefully.<br>Think deeply.<\/h2><p>Essays on Scripture, theology, and the questions Christians face in everyday life.<\/p><a href=\"\/index.php\/articles\/\">Browse all articles by topic and date<\/a><\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates zb-latest-home wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/zachbroom.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/11\/what-the-best-leader-cant-do\/\">What the Best Leader Can\u2019t Do<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-10-11T03:01:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 11, 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/zachbroom.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/they-met-someone\/\">They Met Someone<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-18T03:05:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 18, 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/zachbroom.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/18\/christmas-in-the-dark\/\">Christmas in the Dark<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-18T03:05:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 18, 2025<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"zb-section zb-pale\" id=\"teaching\"><div class=\"zb-wrap zb-two\"><div><p class=\"zb-kicker\">Beyond the page<\/p><h2>Follow the text.<br>Hear the teaching.<\/h2><\/div><div><p>Zach serves as pastor of Eagles Nest Church in Breezy Point, Minnesota. Explore the church&#8217;s sermon archive and continue studying Scripture.<\/p><a class=\"zb-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/eaglesnestmn.org\/sermons\">Browse sermons<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"zb-section\" id=\"media\"><div class=\"zb-wrap zb-prose\"><p class=\"zb-kicker\">In conversation \u00b7 Premier Unbelievable?<\/p><h2>Where do atheists get<br class=\"zb-interview-break\"> their meaning from?<\/h2><p class=\"zb-interview-summary\">Zach Broom and Michael Brady discuss whether life can have meaning <span class=\"zb-keep-together\">in the absence of God.<\/span><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierunbelievable.com\/unbelievable\/unbelievable-where-do-atheists-get-their-meaning-from-zach-broom-and-michael-brady\/12582.article\">Listen to the conversation<\/a><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"zb-section zb-pale\" id=\"about\"><div class=\"zb-wrap zb-two\"><div><p class=\"zb-kicker\">About the author<\/p><h2>Meet Zach Broom.<\/h2><\/div><div><p>A Minnesota pastor and the author of <em>Without God<\/em>, Zach writes about Christian belief, biblical interpretation, and the relationship between faith and everyday life.<\/p><a href=\"\/index.php\/about-zach\/\">Read Zach&#8217;s biography<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"zb-news\" id=\"newsletter\"><div class=\"zb-wrap zb-two\"><div><p class=\"zb-kicker\">Stay in touch<\/p><h2>Keep reading.<br>Keep asking.<\/h2><\/div><div><p>Receive updates about the revised edition, new articles, and speaking events.<\/p><a class=\"zb-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/0adb43600aa8\/withoutgod\">Join the newsletter<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author \u00b7 Pastor \u00b7 Bible teacher Faith worththinking through. Writing and biblical teaching from Zach Broom. Explore the questions that shape how we understand God, read Scripture, and live in His world. Explore the bookListen to teaching Published book Without God Science, Belief, Morality, and the Meaning of Life What grounds our confidence in reason, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3868","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Zach Broom | Christian Author, Pastor &amp; Bible Teacher<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Zach Broom is a Christian author and pastor of Eagles Nest Church in Minnesota. 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