DVD Review: Rob Bell

26 Jul 2009

‘In the beginning...’ Rob Bell explodes the mind with numbers in relation to the alluded chapter in Genesis. Ultimately he suggests that there is more to it than just a story of creation, and that the number of times certain words and phrases are said has more meaning than meets the eye. Then he moves onto facts about the earth; fine-tuned scientific realities, any one of them being different resulting in human life being non-existent. I began to see his point.

With various analogies he brings together two schools of thought on creation in a fresh manner, without directly saying that any one is wrong. Something about this approach kindled a little spark for me. The idea that everything is spiritual in God’s eyes has certainly challenged me to reflect deeper on some of the bigger (and even not so big) issues.

WORDS: EDWARD BIJL