American - Author | August 23, 1970 -
Suffering is traumatic and awful and we get angry and we shake our fists at the heavens and we vent and rage and weep. But in the process we discover a new tomorrow, one we never would have imagined otherwise.
Rob Bell
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As a pastor, you get invited into the most poignant moments of people's lives. Whether it's a wedding or a funeral or a hospital visit, you get invited into the center of the event, whether or not you know the people.
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I like to say that I practice militant mysticism. I'm really absolutely sure of some things that I don't quite know.
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If there's any place where you would express your deepest doubts, it would be church.
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The fundamental story arc of the Bible is God is passionate about rescuing this world, restoring it, renewing it.
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Well, I affirm orthodox Christian faith. I affirm the Nicene Creed. I don't think I'm doing anything terribly new.
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What we believe about heaven and hell is incredibly important because it exposes what we believe about who God is and what God is like.
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I believe God gives people the right to say no, to resist, to refuse, to reject, to cling to their sins, to cling to their version of their story.
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To be honest with you, I am passionate about all the people out there who want to know Jesus, they want to know God, and they are sick of a system that is hung up on a bunch of things that have nothing to do with the love of God.
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My experience as a pastor is lots of people have really toxic, dangerous, psychologically devastating images of God in their head, images of a God who's not good.
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Swords appear strong, but they're actually quite weak. Jesus appears weak, but he's actually quite strong.
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I embrace the term 'evangelical,' if by that we mean a belief that we together can actually work for change in the world, caring for the environment, extending to the poor generosity and kindness, a hopeful outlook. That's a beautiful sort of thing.
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