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Torture By Books

Posted Aug 14 2009 by Jonathan Brink in , with 6 Comments

I’ve intimated before that I think Rob Bell is a voice for our generation.  I’ve listened to his Podcast now for close to four years and consider him to be the closest thing to a prophet since the Ragamuffin Man.

But every once in a while Rob offers something that is epic.  And this was one of them.

Tortured By Books – Rob Bell

Rob offers what I think is the heart of the problem.  We are our own worst enemies and we just don’t know when to let go.

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Jonathan BrinkI am an business development and communications consultant. I am also the senior editor and publisher for Civitas Press. I recently published, Discovering The God Imagination: Reconstructing A Whole, New Christianity. (Civitas, 2011)View all posts by Jonathan Brink →

  • http://www.parablesofaprodigalworld.com Raffi Shahinian

    Great stuff, buddy.

    Great.

    Stuff.

  • http://www.parablesofaprodigalworld.com Raffi Shahinian

    Great stuff, buddy.

    Great.

    Stuff.

  • mamacup

    So I went to You Tube this morning to find out more about this guy, Rob Bell. There were a lot of videos about Rob Bell's theology and about Emerging/Emergent Church theology being incorrect.

    I may not completely agree with it, but I am still listening to what you guys are saying & why you are saying it. Listening communicates value to another person. I am not listening to try and change you, I'm listening to try and understand you. I believe that the changing stuff is the Holy Spirit's job, with you and with me.

    I did finally find the Tortured by Books thing that he wrote. I'm trying to give up my bookkeeping. I think it's hard for us humans to do that, even when we think that we have. You think that you have and then trauma comes into your life, and then you realize that you haven't. I'ts funny that way.

    Keep writing, the Lord loves questions.

  • mamacup

    So I went to You Tube this morning to find out more about this guy, Rob Bell. There were a lot of videos about Rob Bell's theology and about Emerging/Emergent Church theology being incorrect.

    I may not completely agree with it, but I am still listening to what you guys are saying & why you are saying it. Listening communicates value to another person. I am not listening to try and change you, I'm listening to try and understand you. I believe that the changing stuff is the Holy Spirit's job, with you and with me.

    I did finally find the Tortured by Books thing that he wrote. I'm trying to give up my bookkeeping. I think it's hard for us humans to do that, even when we think that we have. You think that you have and then trauma comes into your life, and then you realize that you haven't. I'ts funny that way.

    Keep writing, the Lord loves questions.

  • http://jonathanbrink.com Jonathan Brink

    I have been listening to Rob for a long time. I find the criticism of him to be wanting. But that's just me. I think Tortured by Books was perhaps the best sample of him and what he is about, finding the heart of the Gospel and bringing that out. Some don't like him. But I do.

  • http://jonathanbrink.com Jonathan Brink

    I have been listening to Rob for a long time. I find the criticism of him to be wanting. But that's just me. I think Tortured by Books was perhaps the best sample of him and what he is about, finding the heart of the Gospel and bringing that out. Some don't like him. But I do.

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