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In Drops Like Stars, the New York Times bestselling author of Love Wins explores the complex relationship between suffering and creativity. Rob Bell (“One of the countrys most influential evangelical pastors” —New York Times) suggests that art can be found in the agony of our lives. Fans of the thought-provoking works of Donald Miller, N.T. Wright, Brian McLaren, and Timothy Keller will find true enlightenment in this thoughtful and engaging book from this vibrant, progressive voice for a new generation of Christians, the prolific pastor whom Time Magazine named one of the most influential people of 2011.
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“Bell is at the forefront of a rethinking of Christianity in America.” Time magazine
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“One of the countrys most influential evangelical pastors.” New York Times
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“Drops Like Stars is an exciting new direction for the prolific pastor.” Relevant Magazine
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“Rob Bell is one of the hottest names in contemporary evangelical life.” Boston Globe
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“One of the nations rock-star-popular young pastors.” USA Today
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“Bell weaves inspiring stories of people who turned their suffering into something transformative, and many of these stories are memorable.” Publishers Weekly
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“In this spunky little book filled with photographs… Bell looks at the suffering, pain, and loss that often knock the wind out of us and threaten to destroy our hope for the future.” Spirituality and Practice
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We plot. We plan. We assume things are going to go a certain way. And when they don't, we find ourselves in a new place---a place we haven't been before, a place we never would have imagined on our own.It is the difficult and the unexpected, and maybe even the tragic, that opens us up and frees us to see things in new ways.Many of the most significant moments in our lives come not because it all went right but because it all fell apart.Suffering does that. It hurts, but it also creates.This book is an exploration of the complex relationship between suffering and creativity, driven by the belief that there is art in the agony.
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When we encounter pain and suffering, our lives are disrupted. Our normal paths and expectations come to a halt. Suffering forces us to take a new path, to create new expectations. In Drops Like Stars, Bell shows us how art does the same thing; it disrupts us, forces us to see the world differently and to forge new expectations. How will we reimagine suffering when we realize that God sees our lives as works of art?
About the Author
Rob Bell is the author of the bestselling Velvet Elvis, Sex God, Jesus Wants to Save Christians, and Drops Like Stars. A graduate of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, and Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, Bell is the founding pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and appeared in a pioneering series of short films called Nooma. He lives in Southern California with his wife, Kristen, and their three children.