Rob Bell
Rob Bell, Mars Hill and Velvet Elvis — Repainting the Christian Faith
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"We're rediscovering Christianity as an Eastern religion, as a way of life."—Rob Bell, Teaching Pastor Mars Hill Bible Church from The Emergent Mystique, CT
"He
[Bell]described breath as a form of prayer and urged
people to relax and "breathe out" all of their anger and stress
from the past week."
—David
Crumm, Getting to the root of religion
Listen to Rob Bell on Breath Prayers, et. al.
(Please use discernment and caution when listening to this.)
Click here to read a transcript of this.
Will the Next Billy
Graham Be a Mystic?
In
a recent Chicago Sun-Times article, the headline reads, "The
Next Billy Graham?" At first glance, someone like Rick Warren
or Luis Palau (both of whom have been mentioned to take the
place of Graham), might come to mind. But neither of those names
was mentioned in the article. Instead, a popular emerging church
leader, Rob Bell, was named as the possible replacement. While
that may seem like a far-fetched notion to many, the article
quotes emerging leader Brian McLaren as saying it "could very
well be true." Read this entire article.
Rob
Bell's church linking to Mars Hill Graduate
School (now called The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology)
Mars Hill Graduate School - Promoting contemplative prayer
and the emerging church.
Velvet
Elvis |
Velvet
Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith
by Rob Bell of Mars Hill
What
is Nooma? |
Meaning: Derived from the word Pneuma,
meaning breath or spirit
FAITH
IN THE 21ST CENTURY:
What would Jesus watch?
"Some guys in Grand Rapids figured out a hot new way to package
practical spiritual messages as DVD movies that give you an inspirational
jump-start in 12 minutes or less. Most people have never heard of
them or the odd name they've chosen for this line of films: NOOMA.
But they seem to be on the verge of taking the religious publishing
world by storm." Read
rest of article.
The Subversive Art
Drawing from the prophets, the rabbis, and Jesus to confront the culture.
Interview with Rob Bell
