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Rob Bell

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The historical orthodox Christian faith is extremely wide and diverse.
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The historical orthodox Christian faith is extremely wide and diverse.
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There’s a line in the Bible about the God who is above all and through all and in all. Just one line, but so massive. Above all and through all and in all.
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There’s a line in the Bible about the God who is above all and through all and in all. Just one line, but so massive. Above all and through all and in all.
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Why would we ever be surprised when truth turns up in strange places?
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Why would we ever be surprised when truth turns up in strange places?
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The point of the Abraham-and-Isaac story isn’t that you should sacrifice your kid but that you can leave behind any notion of a god who demands that you sacrifice your kid.
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The point of the Abraham-and-Isaac story isn’t that you should sacrifice your kid but that you can leave behind any notion of a god who demands that you sacrifice your kid.
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God is not a question about what may or may not be up there or above or out there – God is what we’re unquestionably in.
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God is not a question about what may or may not be up there or above or out there – God is what we’re unquestionably in.
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Great marriages have an ease about them, a back-and-forth nonreactive, nondefensive, open, and ongoing flow in which you never stop talking and figuring it out together.
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Great marriages have an ease about them, a back-and-forth nonreactive, nondefensive, open, and ongoing flow in which you never stop talking and figuring it out together.
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Jesus doesn’t divide the world up into the common and the sacred; he gives us eyes to see the sacred in the common.
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Jesus doesn’t divide the world up into the common and the sacred; he gives us eyes to see the sacred in the common.
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We’re all endlessly figuring it out because Spirit keeps doing something new. We can fight this, resist this, dig in our heels, wish things were the way they used to be, or we can embrace it. We can choose to see it with fear and frustration, or we can see it as thrilling and invigorating. Organizations can keep trying to relive their glory days, wishing things were like they were when they started.
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We’re all endlessly figuring it out because Spirit keeps doing something new. We can fight this, resist this, dig in our heels, wish things were the way they used to be, or we can embrace it. We can choose to see it with fear and frustration, or we can see it as thrilling and invigorating. Organizations can keep trying to relive their glory days, wishing things were like they were when they started.
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At any moment in the day, you can only do one thing at a time. And the more intentional you are about knowing what your 1 is, the more present you will be.
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At any moment in the day, you can only do one thing at a time. And the more intentional you are about knowing what your 1 is, the more present you will be.
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This story... blasts to pieces our biases and labels with a declaration that God is on everyone’s side, extending grace and compassion to everyone, especially those we have most strongly decided are not on God’s side.
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This story... blasts to pieces our biases and labels with a declaration that God is on everyone’s side, extending grace and compassion to everyone, especially those we have most strongly decided are not on God’s side.
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