Okay, I know the Rob Bell band wagon left the station months or even years ago, but I’m just beginning to realize what a deep impression this man is making amongst many Christian circles. I subscribe to Relevant Magazinehttp://www.relevantmagazine.com/ and was glad to see Bell’s pale face and very hip black-rimmed glasses gracing the cover. The picture was cool, but the article was even better.
Rob Bell is all about recapturing the heart of Christianity. Sure, there are many people out there wanting to discover a new Christianity or a more purpose-driven Christianity, but Bell wants to find vintage Christianity—whatever it was that captured the hearts and minds of so many 1st century people. Also, Bell doesn’t do this remnant mentality bull shit stuff where a small group of people insist they are the only ones following the true teachings of Christ while everyone else has gone astray. He’s smarter and more humble than that.
In the article Bell is talking about the role of the church and says, “The central metaphor Jesus uses is the Eucharist. His body is broken and His blood is poured out to the healing of the world. God is looking for a body of people who will break themselves open and pour themselves out for the healing of the world.” These words have haunted me the last few weeks. I find this image of the church incredibly attractive. If the People of God embodied the Eucharist we would live in an altogether different world.
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I agree, Bell offers a great perspective. The Eucharist is the most accurate description of what the church is supposed to look like. It can be difficult to accomplish, but wouldn't it be nice if every (local) church was at least attempting to achieve that purpose.
I am little curious about the necessity of your BS bomb... How are things in NH?
Chad, thanks for your response. The Eucharist is a remarkable metaphor for Christian living, but unfortunately it seems too lofty to us. Is there any hope? If this Christianity thing is going to work it think it must. I don't think there is anything necessary about verbal bombs, but some words pack an extra punch and when used appropriately can really get a point across. If you question the appropriateness I can see your point. Thanks for your accountability. NH continues to go well. We have an Ash Wednesday service coming up that I'm really excited about. I hope everything is going well with you.
hey do you have itunes?
bc if you do, you can subscribe to the mars hill podcast and hear rob's sermon every week...
i go to mars hill and i love rob too....
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