{"id":3128,"date":"2014-12-15T16:23:32","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T20:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/revangelical\/?p=3128"},"modified":"2014-12-15T17:41:10","modified_gmt":"2014-12-15T21:41:10","slug":"exclusive-brandan-interviews-rob-bell-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/revangelical\/2014\/12\/15\/exclusive-brandan-interviews-rob-bell-part-2.html","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Brandan Interviews Rob Bell (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>Last week, I had the awesome opportunity to sit down and chat with one of the most influential spiritual guides of our generation, Rob Bell. Rob has just <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-3129\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/430\/2014\/12\/rob-bell-hosts-his-new-self-titled-show-airing-on-the-oprah-winfrey-network-own-dec-21-2014.jpg\" alt=\"rob-bell-hosts-his-new-self-titled-show-airing-on-the-oprah-winfrey-network-own-dec-21-2014\" width=\"357\" height=\"238\">released a new book that he wrote with his wife, Kristen, called\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/9780062194244\/the-zimzum-of-love\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>The Zimzum of Love\u00a0<\/em><\/a>and has a new television talk show- <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oprah.com\/own\/The-Rob-Bell-Show-Premieres-on-OWN-Video\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Rob Bell Show<\/a>\u2013<\/em>\u00a0airing this\u00a0Sunday\u00a0on the Oprah Winfrey Network<em>,\u00a0<\/em>so we had a <strong>ton<\/strong> to talk about when we chatted last week. If you missed the first installment of this <em>two part interview<\/em> where I talk to Rob about his views on sexuality, Ferguson, and handling his critics, among other things, make sure you check it out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/revangelical\/2014\/12\/04\/exclusive-rob-bell-interview-part-1.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This week, to prepare for the airing of his new show, we talk about his vision for television, his pastoral calling, doubt, spiritual evolution, and what it was like writing a book with his wife. I hope you\u2019ll take some time to listen in to my lively conversation with Rob today.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you still a Pastor?<\/strong><br>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tlHuArfW_p8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you mean when you say that God is calling us \u201cforward\u201d?\u00a0<\/strong><br>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QrulPTNZYfQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How can we embrace doubt?\u00a0<\/strong><br>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a7Mwfc1gIb8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us about your new show- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oprah.com\/own\/The-Rob-Bell-Show-Premieres-on-OWN-Video\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cThe Rob Bell Show<\/a>\u201c- on OWN:\u00a0<\/strong><br>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2iRZLPKeq_Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>What was it like writing your latest book \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/9780062194244\/the-zimzum-of-love\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Zimzum of Love<\/em><\/a>\u201d with your wife?\u00a0<\/strong><br>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pOLjFi1qPFQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the one message we all need to hear?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ydJupj1QFoQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Well there you have it! I hope you enjoyed listening in to my conversation with the one and only Rob Bell! Make sure that you tune in to his new show\u00a0<em>The Rob Bell Show\u00a0<\/em>on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) this Sunday! For more information about Rob, his books, and his show,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.robbell.com\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> click here!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BONUS: Exclusive Sneak Peek of \u201cThe Rob Bell Show\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to my friends over at The Oprah Winfrey Network, I\u2019m excited to be able to share with you two short clips of\u00a0<em>The Rob Bell Show!\u00a0<\/em>Take a few seconds to check this out and make sure you tune in on Sunday, December 21 at 8 P.M. ET\/PT!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PuJAReRv4KQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Grace and Peace-<\/p>\n<p>Brandan<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, I had the awesome opportunity to sit down and chat with one of the most influential spiritual guides of our generation, Rob Bell. 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