#C?21:They will know if you are Christian by your Tweets….

2 Peter 3:14 Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace. 15 And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, 16 as he [...]

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Rob Bell Tickets

Rob Bell says this:
Q: But what is the purpose of your tours?
A: One is that, when you work really hard to create something, a book or a film or a sermon, it’s just pure joy to share it with people. Tonight I’m in Ottawa, and I’ll go up and for two hours take people on [...]

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Rob Bell and Evangelism

Michael Paulson interviews Rob Bell on Boston.com: One of the questions was about Rob’s language, and Rob Bell takes a shot at what he perceives to be right and wrong about evangelism:
Q: I’m struck by the fact that I don’t hear a lot of explicitly religious language, or mentions of Jesus, from you.
A: I think [...]

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Who is Shane Hipps, And WHAT is he saying?

To find the answer to this question, we go here
Shane Hipps is pastor of Trinity Mennonite Church, a growing, urban, Anabaptist congregation. Prior to accepting his call as a pastor, Shane was a strategic planner in advertising where he gained experience in understanding media and culture. Much of his time was spent working on the [...]

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Interpreting the Parables- Matthew 22

Over at C?RN.info, the boys like to ‘de sanitize’ the Parables. Personally,I never saw God’s Word as something that needed to be de-sanitized, though God’s word does an effective job of working to de-sanitize us- Jesus prayed “Sanctify them by your truth; thy word is truth” So I will go about working on one the [...]

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What if a American shoe maker showed up without the Gospel?

Do me a favor. Imagine for a minute that you are impoverished. You live in a third world country, and your busting your tail because from youth you must actually work for a living. Today, you are taking a short break to play soccer with your friends. You have noticed the creation, the trees, [...]

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Is Rob Bell Even Relevant?

I had to laugh after I cried.
My sons attend a local church on Wednesday Nights to hang out with their Christian friends from school. My youngest attends AWANA, and my two middle sons and our adopted son attends the youth group. This is all due to the kindness of a local pastor who has been [...]

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Heretic?

Heretic is a word thrown around a lot these days. I don’t know if that is wise, unless of course heresies have been spouted.
Recently, in an interview with the Grand Rapids Daily, Rob Bell is quoted as saying this:
“That is apparently the story of the Bible: God saying, ‘I know how you feel.’”
I would love [...]

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Is Rob Bell morphing into a Buddhist Monk?

Is it the glasses? The hairline? (While most people spend lots of time and money on their hair, Buddhist monks and nuns shave their heads. They are no longer concerned with outward beauty, but with developing their spiritual lives. The shaven head is a reminder that the monks and nuns have renounced the home life [...]

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Jesus Wants to save Christians: The New Exodus Theology- What this means to us today

I predicted this well, even though I have not reached it in the book yet, I was directed to the Narrative Theology at the Mars Hill site by a good friend. Their New Exodus Theology, which former lead pastor Don Golden brought to them, is based upon his research and study of the Exodus [...]

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