Drops Like Stars
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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 country's 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.
Why do suffering and creativity go hand in hand, and how can pain become a source of art?
- Creativity and Suffering: Explore the powerful idea that our deepest wounds and biggest failures are not the end of the story, but the raw material for our greatest work.
- Progressive Christianity: A fresh, honest perspective that moves beyond easy answers, inviting readers to find God not in spite of the mess, but right in the middle of it.
- Faith and Art: See how the stories of artists like Johnny Cash and Van Gogh, alongside figures from the Bible, reveal a profound connection between the spiritual and the creative process.
- Finding Meaning in Pain: Discover how life's disruptions, aches, and moments of solidarity can reshape us, stripping away the non-essential and revealing what truly matters.
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Rob Bell is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and spiritual teacher. His books include Love Wins, How to Be Here, What We Talk About When We Talk About God, Velvet Elvis, The Zimzum of Love, Sex God, Jesus Wants to Save Christians, and Drops Like Stars. He hosts the weekly podcast The Robcast, which was named by iTunes as one of the best of 2015. He was profiled in The New Yorker and in TIME Magazine as one of 2011's hundred most influential people. He and his wife, Kristen, have three children and live in Los Angeles.
