I'm Oprah Winfrey. Welcome to Super Soul Conversations, the podcast. I believe that one of the most

valuable gifts you can give yourself is time, taking time to be more fully present. Your journey

to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us starts right now.

Rob Bell is many things, a best-selling author, a dynamic public speaker, and founder of a Midwestern

megachurch.

He's been called a central figure for his generation.

Bell stands out as a pastor who embraces the big questions

that many people have about faith and religion. And Bell says he has been aware of his spirituality

since he was a child. At 22, Rob entered seminary in Pasadena, six years later founded his first church

back home in Michigan. He called it

Mars Hill Bible Church, and it was different. There was no dress code, there was no choir,

and no pulpit. The response was overwhelming. The congregation became one of the fastest growing

churches in the country.

In 2005, Rob published his first book called Velvet Elvis, Repainting the Christian Faith,

and three more provocatively titled books soon followed. His intention to provide a fresh and personal perspective on God and matters of Christianity.

Then in 2011, Rob released the book that would be the game changer.

Love wins, pondered the questions that are often considered taboo in traditional Christianity.

What if heaven is open to all rather than a select few?

And what if hell doesn't exist at all?

For hundreds of thousands of readers, Rob's teachings were a revelation.

Now, in his latest book, what do we talk about when we talk about God?

Rob explores our relationship with the higher power through his characteristically, untraditional lens.

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