A reader of Brian McLaren’s blog asked him a question about Karl Barth and universal salvation and election. Here is the bottom paragraph of McLaren’s response. Please note the link on the bottom of the page for his full response. Second, Brian McLaren has a new book coming out and it seems like most every [...]

The Gospel is a fact; therefore tell it simply.
The Gospel is a joyful fact; therefore tell it cheerfully.
The Gospel is an entrusted fact; therefore tell it faithfully.
The Gospel is a fact of infinite moment; therefore tell it earnestly.
The Gospel is a fact of infinite love; therefore tell it feelingly.
The Gospel is a fact of difficult [...]

Continuing the interview of Rob Bell by Christianity Today. My comments will be in bold italics.
You say, “Jesus wants to save us from making the Good News about another world and not this one.” What do you mean?
The story is about God’s intentions to bring about a new heaven and a new earth, and the [...]

The following is from an interview of Rob Bell posted online by Christianity Today. My comments will be in bold italics. The link to the interview is at the bottom.
The Giant Story
Rob Bell on why he talks about the Good News the way he does.
Interview by Mark Galli | posted 4/22/2009 09:01AM
Rob Bell’s latest book, [...]

Warning Signs That Your Church May Become Emergent:
From Olive Tree Ministries
1. Scripture is no longer the ultimate authority as the basis for Christian faith.
2. The gospel of Jesus Christ is being replaced by humanistic methods promoting church growth and a social gospel.
3. Little to no teaching on the second coming of Christ and the coming [...]

The Christian faith, I am proposing, should become (in the name of Jesus Christ) a welcome friend to other religions of the world, not a threat”
–Brian McLaren, A Generous Orthodoxy McLaren, p.254
The Apostle Paul wrote:
2Corinthians 6:14-18 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath [...]

This is part two of the Rob Bell interview found on boston.com. My comments are in bold.
Q: Do you preach, or perform?
A: I came up through your standard go-to-seminary path, served as an apprentice pastor, did weddings and funerals and hospital visits, but I always veered toward creating things. I was always setting stuff on [...]

This is part one of an interview of Rob Bell found on boston.com (the link is below). My comments are in bold.
Rob Bell is one of the hottest names in contemporary evangelical life. He is the founding pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but is better known for his books, and [...]