The young couple -- blond, tanned and draped in khaki and cotton summer clothes -- were waiting to hear Rob Bell, a controversial California pastor, when Ben ran into an old college acquaintance.

The atypical is typical for Rob Bell — ex-megachurch pastor, author, podcaster, playwright. His “What’s a Knucka?,” premiering this weekend in Waco with Silent House, characteristically ...

Bell, an author and founding pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Grandville, will appear at The Viper Room in West Hollywood July 24 at 7 p.m. for “Still Painting: An Evening with Rob Bell.” ...

Rob Bell, Author . Zondervan $19.99 (194p) ISBN 978-0-310-26345-6 Bell, pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Mich., offers an innovative and intriguing, if uneven, first book.

But it wasn't Bell who met me many years ago when I was feeling lost and searching for truth. Bell didn't submit to the powers of evil so that we might be liberated from darkness.

Most of you probably don’t know who Rob Bell is yet, but you will. In 1999, Rob Bell started Mars Hill Bible Church in Grandville, Michigan. By 2005, church attendance had grown to over 10,000 ...

Two pastor friends make the same sort of promises to their congregation. In a recent sermon, the senior pastor told his parishioners to "seek wonder" and said that if we journey with Jesus in this ...

“Is there a point at which a change of heart no longer means anything to God?” Watch more of our interview with pastor and author Rob Bell. More → December 2, 2011 Lisa Miller Extended Interview ...

Rob Bell, pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church and author of "Velvet Elvis" and "Sex God," offers an essay on Beliefnet in which he gives his definition of sexuality and explains why he thinks ...

Rob Bell tells the story of his young son being caught in a couple of lies. When this little lad realized his mother had found him out, he sprinted out of the living room and up the stairs. He disa… ...