so yeah let the dreams flow i say :)

i just finished reading this book moments ago and the miracle is that it was a pb for me, read the whole book in one month. anyways it's Rob Bell's (Pastor at Mars Hill) book Velvet Elvis - Repainting the Christian Faith. it is definantly one of the best books i've read.

in it Rob Bell urges readers that faith is something to be honestly wrestled with and rethought constantly. that it is our responsibility to challenege the thoughts on and interpretations of the bible, to seek out God together, discussing how we can be putting the teachings of Jesus into action today. he very well points out that there is no such thing as reading the bible as it is, that it is always interpreted as it is filltered through your own knowledge and circumstances. Bell often looking back to the jewish traditions and life to draw out his meaningful interpretations from the Gospels. he tells the story of the beginnings of the Mars Hill Church community. the stories of some of the people he has come accross and the sadness and frustration with their views of God and themselves as Christians. finishing with a plea for those see the faults of many churches and pastors, to think ofwhat church could be and not to give up, but to strive on and dream big together.

from the epilogue:
"I am also like you because I have a Choice. To become bitter, cynical, jaded, and hard. Anybody can do that. A lot have."

"I am not going to stop dreaming of a new kind of faith for the millions of us who need it. I am not going to stop dreaming of new kinds of communities that put the love of God and the brilliance of Jesus on display in honest, compelling ways. I am not going to stop dreaming of new ways to live lives of faith and creativity and meaning and signifcance."

so yeah let the dreams flow i say :)