Rob Bell is a friend. I wrote a book about him. We spent something on the order of two days together talking, with me mostly asking questions. And during the time he said, “Wow, this is like therapy.” And then, later, “You know I think we could be friends.” We visited him last spring in Los Angeles and we’ve stayed in touch.
And even though I’ve read most everything he has written, when his new book came out, I ordered it right away. Now this is his first real “self-help” book and I’m not surprised. Bell is on a roll. My family and I saw him at the Oprah Tent Revival as he wowed 15,000 attendees (mostly screaming women) in Key Arena in Seattle. My fiancée and daughters got to go down and see him backstage, ever the showman; we thought he was the best speaker on the dais. Having front row seats, I thought, “Yep, you’ve made the big time.”
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