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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.

Rob Bell

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Rob Bell
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 23
Author
Non-Fiction Writer
Theologian
Ingham County
Michigan
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