The myth of redemptive violence – Caesar, peace, and victory – is in peoples bones so deeply, we arent even aware of it. You crush the opposition thats how we bring peace. – Rob Bell
Suffering, it turns out, demands profound imagination. A new future has to be conjured up because the old future isnt there anymore. – Rob Bell
Well, I affirm orthodox Christian faith. I affirm the Nicene Creed. I dont think Im doing anything terribly new. – Rob Bell
The historical orthodox Christian faith is extremely wide and diverse. – Rob Bell
When I was in the Peace Corps I never made a phone call. I was in Central Africa I didnt make a phone call for two years. I was in Uganda for another four years and I didnt make a phone call. So for six years I didnt make a phone call, but I wrote letters, I wrote short stories, I wrote books. – Paul Theroux