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May 2014

May 21, 2014

Assume the Worst in Others, Bring Out the Worst in Us: Macklemore, Rob Bell & Others We Love to Hate

What is it about this new online reality that makes us assume. As the old...

May 16, 2014

My Experience at the First Taping of the Rob Bell Show

The following reflection comes from my close friend Dale Best. He's the Director of Communications...

November 2013

November 05, 2013

Rob Bell & Oprah talk about what they talk about when they talk about God

I know that many of my friends hate the idea of "Christian celebrities." I totally...

March 2013

March 10, 2013

God is not an Oldsmobile – What we talk about when we talk about God (Rob Bell)

This is a great promo video for Rob Bell's latest book: What We Talk about...

February 2013

February 23, 2013

Love Wins for Teens by Rob Bell (Who will be invited to God’s party?)

In March, Love Wins for Teens: If God Threw a Party, Would Everyone Be Invited?...

August 2012

August 24, 2012

Rob Bell’s Successor Announced: Kent Dobson

From Christianity Today- In an email sent Wednesday to members of the Grandville, Mich., church,...

August 13, 2012

God is throwing a party and everyone is invited! (Rob Bell)

***If you want my thoughts on Rob Bell and Hell, here's where you can start....

July 2012

July 30, 2012

The Problem of Selective Fundamentalism (abortion & LGBT) – Shane Claiborne

What do you think? Some may feel he goes "too far" (conservatives) and others may...

July 25, 2012

Rob Bell Speaks a Year After Love Wins – Still Painting

Watch live streaming video from robbell at livestream.com Unfortunately, the way LiveStream works, the videos...

June 2012

June 04, 2012

Love Wins Isn’t Jewish Enough for Rob Bell

I like Love Wins. Actually, I love Love Wins. No, it isn’t a thorough theological...

April 2012

April 23, 2012

Hell Yes. Hell No! Or Who the Hell Cares? (7 – My View: Purgatorial Conditionalism)

The following is part of a series on Hell, partially as a response to the...

April 21, 2012

Hell Yes. Hell No! Or Who the Hell Cares? (6 – Baker in Dialogue with Grenz)

The following is part of a series on Hell, partially as a response to the...

April 19, 2012

Hell Yes. Hell No! Or Who the Hell Cares? (4 – A Judgment Day Parable)

The following is part of a series on Hell, partially as a response to the...

April 17, 2012

Hell Yes. Hell No! Or Who the Hell Cares? (2 – The “Jesus Lens”)

The following is part of a series on Hell, partially as a response to the...

April 16, 2012

Hell Yes. Hell No! Or Who the Hell Cares? (Part 1 – Intro & Love Wins)

The following is part of a series on Hell, partially as a response to the...

March 2012

March 20, 2012

Pain has a way of making us honest – Rob Bell

------------------------- From YouTube: "We plot. We plan. We assume things are going to go a...

February 2012

February 20, 2012

The Heart Behind Love Wins – Rob Bell [video]

From the Love Wins Enhanced E-Book: The Love Wins Enhanced E-book includes the entire...

February 09, 2012

New Creation Right Here (Beginning In The Beginning) – Rob Bell

Rob Bell gets this right! I've preached about the new creation connections to John 20....

January 2012

January 30, 2012

If “Love Wins” were a Hymn…

I'm currently attending a wonderful church, connected to my seminary.  I love the way in...

January 11, 2012

The Rob Bell vs John Piper Animated Smackdown

This may give us a glimpse into how silly our debates become. Not that these...

December 2011

December 19, 2011

Rob Bell’s Parting Epistle to Mars Hill on a Final Sunday

  Thanks to Sojourners for posting these final words from Rob Bell on his final...

September 2011

September 29, 2011

Rob Bell to Co-Write / Produce a Series for ABC

I came across this story just now on Twitter - HT: Steph Olson: ABC Buys...

September 22, 2011

Rob Bell is Leaving Mars Hill Bible Church!

The following comes from the Mars Hill Website: Feeling the call from God to pursue...

June 2011

June 02, 2011

Which Jesus? (Quote to Ponder: Rob Bell from Love Wins)

I finally finished reading Rob Bell’s book “Love Wins: A Book about Heaven, Hell, and...

May 2011

May 27, 2011

N.T. Wright Rightly Reflects on Rob Bell & Hell (Video to Ponder)

Thanks to the good folks at Alter Video for this interview.  What are your thoughts????...

March 2011

March 25, 2011

How Much More? [Brief Reflections on Rob Bell] (Guest Post: Alan Molineaux)

'How much more.......?' In the midst of all the conversation hitting twitterland about the Rob...

March 14, 2011

Initial Thoughts on Rob Bell Interview

As you know, I defended Rob as not a universalist from the beginning of the...

March 07, 2011

Orthodoxy and Exclusion (Guest Article, Alan Molineaux)

photo © 2010 Hartwig HKD | more info (via: Wylio)   Who has the right...

March 02, 2011

Rob Bell Controversy – Your Questions, My Answers OR Why this is a Pastoral Issue!

The following questions are from my original response to Justin Taylor about Rob Bell's new...

February 2011

February 26, 2011

If Rob Bell is a Universalist, then maybe I am – along with many prominent evangelicals? (A response to Justin Taylor)

UPDATE: After you read this original post, please also read the follow up post where...

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