"Each of the core doctrines for him (the one who is all a bout defending the faith)is like an individual brick that stacks on top of the others. If you pull one out, the whole wall starts to crumble. It appears quite strong and rigid, but if you begin to rethink or discuss even one brick, the whole thing is in danger.
"A brick is fixed in size, it can't flex or change. What happens is the wall becomes the sum total of the beliefs, and God becomes as big as the wall. But God is bigger than any wall. God is bigger that any religion. God is bigger than any worldview. God is bigger than the Christian faith."
"In a brick world you spend alot of time talking about how right you are. Which of course leads to how wrong everybody else is. Which then leads to defending the wall.
You rarely defend the things you love. You enjoy them and tell others about them and invite others to enjoy them with you.
The problem with brickianity is that walls inevitably keep people out. Often it appears as though you have to agree with all of the bricks exactly as theya re or you can't join."
"Rarely do you defend a trampoline. You invite people to jump on it with you. "
"I am far more interested in jumping than I am in arguing about whose trampoline is better. You rarely defend the things you love. You enjoy them and tell others about them and invite others to enjoy them with you. "
-Rob Bell,"Velvet Elvis"...(quite a bit is free online as an ebook sample)
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