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Love Wins

Love Wins

     One of my favorite authors is Rob Bell, and he has a new book coming out in late March. It's entitled: Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived and it attempts to answer the question:

Who goes to Hell?

Even though his book hasn't come out yet, it's managed to create a great deal of controversy because some believe Bell presents a Universalist view of Salvation in his video preview. Rob Bell's writings (especially Velvet Elvis) have had a tremendous influence on my life, so any controversy should be treated carefully, with Bell given the benefit of the doubt. After all, nobody except for him and his publishers have actually read his new book.

LOVE WINS. from Rob Bell on Vimeo

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Big Trucks

Today reminded me of a certain Nooma video entitled "Luggage." Though the point i'll make isn't the point of the video, it hit home today. This woman realizes at the end of the video that she needs to go forgive, and she gets in her car. She is doing everything right as far as going to see the person and her mindset of forgiveness. It's all biblical, it's all right... And then... at the very end, a huge truck from nowhere brutally rams her and her car. It pushes them both away, leaving nothing. Nothing... a word that means insignificant, empty, alone, useless... Sometimes when we are living for God and on a spiritual "high," we are blindsided by something. A thing you never see coming. It usually doesn't seem too big on the outside, but it attacks just the right spot, our vulnerable spot. This kind of attack happened today. To me. Without going into too much detail because this is extremely personal, it is tough. A relationship is strained, I am affected. I can do nothing except watch. Accepting it, understanding it, dealing with it... It may not change my life forever, but it will for a long time.