Thursday, June 08, 2006

the ring of the bell

follow the link to a great article on rob bell
here is a power quote from bell after they have poked at him.

Bell's detractors have accused him of championing a postmodern fad, of relativizing Scripture, of elevating form above substance.

When people say that the authority of Scripture or the centrality of Jesus is in question, actually it's their social, economic and political system that has been built in the name of Jesus that's being threatened," Bell says. "Generally lurking below some of the more venomous, vitriolic criticism is somebody who's created a facade that's not working.

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