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To me some of the greatest writing is when somebody puts something in words that you felt and experienced and you go, that's it.

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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Something is profoundly wrong and we are desperate for justice, for restoration and for somebody somewhere to do something about this.
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To elevate abstract doctrines and dogmas over living, breathing, embodied experiences of God's love and grace, then, is going the wrong direction. It's taking flesh and turning it back into words.
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I believe that God is with you, that there is a presence. I believe this God is for you. I don't think the universe is a cold, dead place that is indifferent.
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God gives us what we want. For people who want nothing to do with peace, joy, reconciliation and peace... God will give you what you want. I see people make unbelievably destructive choices.
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My interest is in what's true, where is the life, where is the heart and what inspires.
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If your faith is threatened by something that's true, then it wasn't much of a faith to begin with, was it?
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The first word about you is that you received this life.
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