I really enjoy the parallels Rob Bell makes in this book with Pharaoh, Solomon, the domination system of Rome, and of course, our present day America. We are very privileged to have all we do, being able to not worry about a next meal, post on the internet, obtain an education, etc. Bell plays ...
This books goes into some of the things that we discuss when we talk about God. I thought that there were two really good sections in the book. The first dealt with the OT law and how it set a higher expectation on how to treat people than the Israelites were used to. However, it was warped an...
Rob Bell asks How do we reconcile faith in God with the suffering of the human experience? This pain causes us to wrestle with our spiritual beliefs. This wrestling deepens our faith. It results in an inner beauty which would be impossible to develop without suffering. Bell examines this beauty r...
Well, LOVE WINS is certainly the conversation starter that Rob intended. For me, it was a chance to see if the broader Christian community was actually discussing the doubts I have wrestled with for some time over the 'who is in and who is out' aspect of my fundamental Christian upbringing. How...