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People have a view of a God who is terrible that they can't even imagine being loving or wanting anything to do with.

Rob Bell

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