Understand Your Modern Cultural Milieu: Controversy on the Rise!

Recently there has been a slew of activity out there concerning Christian author's Rob Bell's new book, Love Wins. In fact, the the book was on the cover of Time magazine- talk about exposure! I'm sure you have heard about it by now, its caught the web on fire due to its incendiary content. If you know nothing about it, or want to know more, check out the Time cover story: Time Article on Rob Bell

It is a very intriguing article in Time, but it doesn't fully capture the true essence of the book. If you are wondering how to respond to this, or want to hear another perspective, I have linked for you a blog by Dallas Seminary Professor, Dr. Darrell Bock. For his extensive bio, click here: Dr. Bock's Bio

I suggest that you take a few moments to check out Dr. Bock's response on his blog. I have linked it here: Dallas Seminary Professor, Dr. Bock's Response . It is important to be able to dialogue with people if they ask you questions. Dr. Bock's blog gives a fairly comprehensive summary of the book, then goes into detail critiquing Bell's perspective. This is what is going on in our culture today. I'm not sure if it is just hype, but the book "could" spark a shift in the way a lot of "Christians" and non-Christians think about their faith and especially the redemption, salvation, and heaven and hell.

There is a decent amount of reading I have posted today. But I think it would be very fruitful to give it a gander, especially the Bock blog. Please feel free to dialogue about this afterward!

PJ