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We all want to make a difference, to live in peace, to have joy each morning that we get to live this day and see what it brings.

Rob Bell

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Rob Bell
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 23
Author
Non-Fiction Writer
Theologian
Ingham County
Michigan
Differences
Morning
Peace
Live
Make
Brings
Difference
Joy

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Agape doesn't love somebody because they're worthy. Agape makes them worthy by the strength and power of its love. Agape doesn't love somebody because they're beautiful. Agape loves in such a way that it makes them beautiful.
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Christian' makes a poor adjective
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And this reality extends beyond this life. Heaven is full of forgiven people. Hell is full of forgiven people. Heaven is full of people God loves, whom Jesus died for. Hell is full of forgiven people God loves, whom Jesus died for. The difference is how we choose to live, which story we choose to live in, which version of reality we trust.
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