And a lot of times, the religious discussion is almost a masquerade for the real question, is what stories that we tell… — Rob Bell Belief Copy Share Image
Atoms are a relationship of energy. You are a relationship of energy interacting with another person who is another complex relationship of… — Rob Bell Astronomy Copy Share Image
When the lab rats hear the bell ringing, they freeze. That's what fear does to you - fear stops you dead in… — Rob Bell Bells Copy Share Image
“The Psalms show us what healthy spiritual life looks like. You name everything that's happening inside of you. You give it language… — Rob Bell Depression Copy Share Image
Our tendency in the midst of suffering is to turn on God. To get angry and bitter and shake our fist at… — Rob Bell Accusation Copy Share Image
You can be very religious and invoke the name of God and be able to quote lots of verses and be well… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
“How we eat is connected to how we care for the planet which is connected to how we use our resources which… — Rob Bell Every night Copy Share Image
“The violence isn’t that surprising; what’s surprising is that among all that violence are new ideas about serving and blessing and nonviolence.… — Rob Bell Books Copy Share Image
It is trusting that I am loved. That I always have been. That I always will be. I don't have to do… — Rob Bell Acceptance Copy Share Image
The ancient Hebrews had a word for this awareness of the importance of things. They called it kavod. Kavod originally was a… — Rob Bell Ancient Copy Share Image
“Which leads to another question: When Matthew tells us that some of Jesus’s followers doubted, does this undermine the story, or is… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
“The Bible is not an argument. It is a record of human experience. The point is not to prove that it’s the… — Rob Bell Argument Copy Share Image
“This is because conviction and humility, like faith and doubt, are not opposites; they’re dance partners. It’s possible to hold your faith… — Rob Bell Dance partner Copy Share Image
“The Bible is a library of books reflecting how human beings have understood the divine. People at that time believed the gods… — Rob Bell Bible Copy Share Image
“Jesus didn’t talk about a God who wants to burn this place down and take us somewhere else; he talked about the… — Rob Bell Bible Copy Share Image
“In the religious version, you’ll often hear that when this happens, one group heads to a good place, and the rest of… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
“Because the Jesus message is first and foremost an announcement of who you are. It’s about your identity, about the new word… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
“If the gospel isn't good news for everybody, then it isn't good news for anybody. And this is because the most powerful… — Rob Bell Acts of service Copy Share Image
“I don’t read the Bible like a flat line. I don’t see all of the passages in the Bible sitting equally side… — Rob Bell Bible Copy Share Image
To make it really clear and simple, let's call this movement across history we see in passages like the ones we just… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
“And to that, that impulse, craving, yearning, longing, desire— God says yes. Yes, there is water for that thirst, food for that… — Rob Bell Desire Copy Share Image
“This is one of the reasons we watch movies, attend recovery groups, read memoirs, and sit around campfires telling stories long after… — Rob Bell Common humanity Copy Share Image
“This God disrupts the familiarity of the story by interrupting the sacrifice. Picture an early audience gasping. What? This God stopped the… — Rob Bell God Copy Share Image
“As obvious as it is, then, Jesus is bigger than any one religion. He didn't come to start a new religion, and… — Rob Bell Christianity Copy Share Image
The modern world has created airports and hospitals and put 10,000 songs in our pocket. It has built gleaming buildings and computers… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
