tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376897.post2180839721075690808..comments2024-03-16T08:15:56.182+00:00Comments on Purple Words on a Grey Background: A Bit Late to the Rob Bell PartyMike Peatmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03385223912601726849noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376897.post-33401660584748579482011-03-02T17:34:06.398+00:002011-03-02T17:34:06.398+00:00Fascinating post - I shall look out for the book. ...Fascinating post - I shall look out for the book. Incidentally, today my head stays under the parapet - I'm still recovering from flu! Every blessingFredahttp://www.freda.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376897.post-70117129275483463982011-03-01T20:56:59.349+00:002011-03-01T20:56:59.349+00:00PS interesting post about the way media works - th...PS interesting post about the way media works - thanksMike Peatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385223912601726849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376897.post-71693588400837374842011-03-01T20:53:53.036+00:002011-03-01T20:53:53.036+00:00I know - he's been written off by some conserv...I know - he's been written off by some conservatives for a long time.Mike Peatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385223912601726849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376897.post-25613109778492847182011-03-01T12:42:50.600+00:002011-03-01T12:42:50.600+00:00"What's generated the stink is that a lot...<i>"What's generated the stink is that a lot of evangelicals thought Bell was "one of them""</i><br /><br />This may have been true once, but it is quite a few years since certain evangelicals in the US began using the H word ("heretic") of Rob. Both his NOOMA DVDs and his books from "Velvet Elvis" onwards have attracted the ire of the conservatives, who lump him in with the like sof Brian McLaren and the Emergent/Emerging Church movement. Even those who seem to be open to some of Rob's ideas appear to have issues with his style (e.g. <a href="http://donteatthefruit.com/2011/02/love-wins-and-truth-prevails-but-speed-kills-%E2%80%98em-both/" rel="nofollow">John Dyer's recent post and its commentators</a>).Revsimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06723218589040920365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376897.post-33912230524810421862011-03-01T12:23:34.192+00:002011-03-01T12:23:34.192+00:00It's a bit difficult to see how you can be lat...It's a bit difficult to see how you can be late to the Rob Bell party. All he has done so far is issue a (rather provocative) invitation. This doesn't stop the usual suspects having their usual excuses ready and waiting. Me - I'm looking forward to reading what he is actually going to say.Revsimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06723218589040920365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376897.post-70409846327480480512011-02-28T23:49:39.371+00:002011-02-28T23:49:39.371+00:00Hi Jacko. Thanks for calling by.
I just said the ...Hi Jacko. Thanks for calling by.<br /><br />I just said the video <i>hinted</i> at universalism - I'm waiting for the book and like you I would expect open questions rather than closed answers.Mike Peatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385223912601726849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376897.post-57610210248488303412011-02-28T22:16:04.762+00:002011-02-28T22:16:04.762+00:00Of course, you are assuming that Rob Bell is going...Of course, you are assuming that Rob Bell is going to be writing about universalism, when he may well in fact be talking about the issue of annihilationism!<br /><br />You also assume that he will come down clearly one way or the other, whereas Rob Bell's usual style is to ask the question 'What if...'!Jackohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041803431325771034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376897.post-19914727329105405712011-02-28T21:51:00.591+00:002011-02-28T21:51:00.591+00:00See, theologically I probably fall down on the sid...See, theologically I probably fall down on the side of 'Christians' go to heaven.<br />However, I can't imagine singing hallelujah choruses throughout eternity knowing that some close friends and family are burning...<br />In my limited theological mind I can't see a way round it, but my hope is that God will create one, just like He is known to have done before.<br />My hope is that justice will be done <b>and</b> love will win! But it's "only" a hope, not a conviction.michlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386107839512032994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376897.post-53454716396713720222011-02-28T21:47:35.591+00:002011-02-28T21:47:35.591+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.michlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386107839512032994noreply@blogger.com