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December 2014

December 03, 2014

Is Rob Bell This or That?

So, Rob Bell has a TV show coming out on December 21. This is the...

October 2014

October 13, 2014

Rob Bell’s Atonement

Unless you've been living under a rock (a rock without internet), you probably know that...

December 2013

December 09, 2013

What’s Up at Jericho Books?

Late last week, Hachette Book Group announced that Wendy Grisham was being let go,...

October 2013

October 24, 2013

Two Days with Rob Bell – Part Two

The following is a guest post by Chris Estus. Chris is an “Aspiring Emergent.” He left...

October 23, 2013

Two Days with Rob Bell – Part One

The following is a guest post by Chris Estus. Chris is an “Aspiring Emergent.” He left...

September 2013

September 24, 2013

Oprah Loves Her Some Rob Bell

I've heard this was coming for a while, and now it's here. Oprah has picked...

June 2013

June 24, 2013

Two Podcasts, No Waiting

I took some time away from the blog this weekend, due in part to a...

June 14, 2013

Rachel Held Evans: A Woman’s Voice

It’s tough representing your entire gender. I feel the pressure every time I climb those...

June 06, 2013

Why Every Christian Leader Needs To Have a Good Answer about Homosexuality

Some commenters expressed consternation at Rob Bell's answers on the Christian radio show that I...

June 04, 2013

Rob Bell Calls “Bullshit” on Christian Radio [VIDEO]

Jay Bakker pointed this video out to me yesterday. Rob Bell, looking frumpled and tired...

May 2013

May 08, 2013

A Friendly Atheist Critique of Evangelical Acceptance of Gays

Fellow Patheos mega-blogger, Hemant Mehta, watched my video on evangelicals like Rob Bell and Jim...

April 2013

April 29, 2013

Jim Wallis, Rob Bell, and Gay Marriage

Odyssey Network asked me what I thought of Christian leaders like Jim Wallis and Rob...

March 2013

March 25, 2013

Rob Bell Round-Up

In the wake of Rob Bell's new book being released and his perfectly-timed-to-coincide-with-new-book-release statement affirming...

March 20, 2013

Why Rob Bell Matters

My dear, curmudgeonly, friend David Fitch posted the above on Facebook yesterday. Before I respond...

March 18, 2013

Is Rob Bell (Finally) Pro-Gay Marriage?

I've heard for a long time that Rob Bell is affirming of gay marriage...

February 2013

February 21, 2013

Why Does Integral Philosophy Sound Like New Age?

A lot of my friends like integral philosophy. I remember years ago when evangelicals readers...

January 2013

January 03, 2013

2013 Theoblogy Predictions [VIDEO]

For the past several years, I've appeared on Doug Pagitt Radio to make my annual...

December 2012

December 12, 2012

Is Rob Bell a Provocateur, or a Surfer?

A letter in the New Yorker following up on the Rob Bell profile: Kelefa Sanneh’s...

November 2012

November 26, 2012

Who Is Rob Bell?

This post is part of the Patheos Book Club. Check out the Book Club for more...

October 2012

October 25, 2012

Bishop Al Mohler Strikes Again

Panel Discussion: Revisiting Inerrancy from Southern Seminary on Vimeo. Baptists don't have bishops, right? That's...

October 12, 2012

Rob Bell Wants You to Take Communion More

Bo has posted about his recent interview with Rob Bell: In the most recent episode...

August 2012

August 18, 2012

Spend Two Days with Rob Bell

Via his website, Rob Bell has announced his next venture: For $500, you can spend...

May 2012

May 29, 2012

Shane Hipps Leaving Mars Hill

My dear friend (and camp counselee, circa 1984), Shane Hipps, announced yesterday that he will...

February 2012

February 20, 2012

Blogging Controversies

Illustration from Pickling His Presence Late last week, I took some heat in the comment...

January 2012

January 10, 2012

Shane Hipps on Rob Bell’s Departure

Shane is a long-time friend of mine, and the teaching pastor at Mars Hill Bible...

December 2011

December 15, 2011

Seriously, This Post Really IS about Rob Bell

David Opderbeck is the smartest kid in the room on any blog he frequents, including...

December 14, 2011

What Rob Bell Thinks about Gay Marriage

No, I didn't write a post with that title. But if I had, it would...

October 2011

October 21, 2011

Mark Driscoll’s Church Tells Other “Mars Hill” Churches to Cease and Desist

It seems that Mars Hill in Seattle doesn't want any other churches to use that...

October 14, 2011

Why Mainline Christians Don’t Care about Rob Bell

In case you've been living under a rock, Rob Bell is leaving Mars Hill Bible...

October 07, 2011

We’re All Evangelical Now

When I first signed on to blog at Patheos, I expressed my hesitation at being...