My man Rob.

So I had the amazing opportunity to see Rob Bell on Friday... he blew me away as I knew he would. He has such knowledge and such insight that it makes me realize things about life and the Bible and God that I never even considered... things that are truly beautiful.

I was delighted to hear so much about the Old Testament which until recently, I have mainly dismissed. The significance that Rob revealed in some of the first books of the Bible gave a whole new perspective on things. He explained the transition from the altar sacrifice to many distant gods to the radical idea of altar sacrifice to a very intimate personal God who replies... then finally to the ultimate sacrifice Jesus Christ.

Hebrew 10:4- "For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins."

He also talked about kindness.. and the reincarnation of all things... the beauty of Christ. He shared so many real-life stories of people... I'll share a few that I loved... see if you can't see Jesus in these...

"A young woman had to have surgery on her face to remove a tumor in the cheek. The surgery was tough and they knew the woman's face was not going to be the same. They brought her husband into the room when the doctor unwrapped the bandages. Fully revealed, the wife's face was far from the one she used to have. The husband looked down at her for a moment. Then he said, "I like it." Then he bent down and kissed her crooked mouth."

"A woman was said to have been having visions of Jesus. A priest went to her and asked her about these visions. To test their validity he told the woman to ask Jesus in her next vision what she had confessed last time in confession.

The next time the priest saw her he asked her if she had had another vision. "Yes," the woman replied. "Well... did you ask him the question I told you to ask?" "Yes, I did." she responded. "Jesus said, 'I don't remember.'""

"I don't remember."