Rob Bell
Rob Bell is the founding pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Grandville, Michigan, one of the fastest growing churches in American history. He lives with his wife, Kristen, and their two boys in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Rob's first book Velvet Elvis is available here. His second book entitled Sex God was released in the spring of 2007 and is available here. Rob also traveled around the United States in July 2006 for his 'Everything is Spiritual' tour. Click here for more information. In June 2007, Rob was in the United Kingdom for his 'Calling All Peacemakers' tour. Click here for more information. In November 2007, Rob will be touring the United States for his 'the gods aren't angry' tour. Click here for more information. Rob's suggested reading: Walking The Bible : A Journey By Land Through The Five Books Of Moses ( Bruce Feiler ) Jewish Spirituality, A Brief Introduction For Christians ( Lawrence Kushner ) The Jewish New Testament Commentary : A Companion Volume To The Jewish New Testament ( David Stern ) Excavating Jesus : Beneath The Stones, Behind The Texts ( Crossan and Reed ) Biblical Literacy : The Most Important People, Events, and Ideas Of The Hebrew Bible ( Joseph Telushkin ) Understanding The Difficult Words Of Jesus : New Insights From A Hebraic Perspective ( Bivin and Blizzard ) Desire Of The Everlasting Hills : The World Before And After Jesus ( Thomas Cahill ) Everyman's Talmud : The Major Teaching Of The Rabbinic Sages ( Abraham Cohen ) Sketches Of Jewish Social Life ( Alfred Edersheim ) Jewish Sources In Early Christianity ( David Fleusser ) The Five Books Of Moses : Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy ( The Schocken Bible Volume 1 ) ( Everett Fox ) The Women's Torah Commentary : New Insights From Women Rabbis On The 54 Weekly Torah Portions ( Elyse Goldstein ) God In Search Of Man : A Philosophy Of Judaism ( Abraham Joshua Herschel ) The Bible As It Was ( James L. Kugel ) The Source ( James Michner ) The Science Of God : The Convergence Of Scientific And Biblical Wisdom ( Gerald L. Schroeder ) Slaves, Women And Homosexuals : Exploring The Hermeneutics Of Culture Analysis ( William J. Webb ) The Divine Conspiracy : Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God ( Dallas Willard ) Our Father Abraham : Jewish Roots Of The Christian Faith ( Marvin Wilson ) Following Jesus : Biblical Reflections On Discipleship ( N.T. Wright ) For All God's Worth : True Worship And The Calling Of The Church ( N.T. Wright ) The Jews In The Time Of Jesus : An Introduction ( Stephen Wylen ) Jesus The Jewish Theologian ( Brad Young )