Saved But Not Whole

“What happens when it all becomes about some other life is we end up being very fractured, broken people. I began to discover that you could be a Christian in a nice Christian church and be saved and be singing all the right songs and actually be miserable. And to have [...]

What is Mars Hill About?

There’s risk in pointing out to the world one 15-second snippet of a 30-minute teaching.  There’s more risk when that teaching comes forth from a specific community rooted in a specific geographic location with a specific history.  And there’s even more risk when that community is often criticized either fairly or unfairly.
That being said, there [...]

Rob Bell Shares Gospel at Seeds of Compassion Event

At an event titled Seeds of Compassion on April 15 in Seattle there was a panel discussion involving representatives from different religions. Rob Bell, one of the Christian representatives, had this to say when asked how spirituality can be used for compassion rather than destruction:

“When somebody wrongs you, when they commit an injustice, when [...]

Re-Judaizing Jesus: Idea That’s Changing the World (TIME)

TIME Magazine’s 10 Ideas That Are Changing The World
#10 – Re-Judaizing Jesus
Rob Bell is quoted as saying,
“Once in, you’re in deep. You’re hooked. ‘Cause you can’t ever read it the same way again.”

“Sex God” one of 2007’s best books: Publishers Weekly

About one million books are printed a year.  Publishers Weekly reviewed about 6,000 of them.  Rob Bell’s book Sex God was considered one of the best books of 2007.  Some of my friends are reading it right now and they are really enjoying it.

Rob Bell: (Emergent) is not a word we use

Taken from a Premier.tv interview with Rob Bell

Premier.tv: Some people from the outside looking in would say that your church is perhaps characteristic of a lot of churches that are springing up in America, in England, around the world, based out of some sort of dissatisfaction with church as we know it and need to re-invent it somehow, [...]

Mark Driscoll’s Lecture on the Emerging Church and Rob Bell

I just listened to Mark Driscoll’s recent yet already much-blogged-on lecture on Christianity and the Emerging Church.  Just a few thoughts.
First, Mark is funny.  I like Mark.
Second, I have a feeling Mark used every ounce of patience within him to not yell and jump up and down like he sometimes does, and the reason might be because, [...]

Rob Bell: “Christ is enough”

 
“My brothers and sisters, when you are confronted with your own inadequacy may you be reminded that Christ is enough.
When you are confronted with your own weakness may you find strength in Christ.
When you are confronted with your past and all of the ways that you aren’t good enough may you be confronted with your [...]

iPhone, Battle at Kruger, Rob Bell, Northern Lights

Anyone have an iPhone?  I know a few people who have one.  I just saw this video on Yahoo – a woman got her first iPhone bill in a box.  It was 300 pages long.  Another guy got a $3,000 iPhone bill.
Have you seen this video of some lions grabbing lunch and being challenged [...]

In Case of Rapture

“In case of rapture this vehicle will be unmanned, making it a missile, which means my religion could kill you.”
–Rob Bell