My daughter and I rented a car to go to Spokane because I have no air conditioning in my old Taurus. It's a 5 Hour drive and it's been hot up here in the Pacific Northwest this summer. We named our rental the Batmobile and headed off to see Rob Bell and "Everything is Spiritual".
Halfway through the trip we stopped at Starbucks to get coffee and burritos from Taco Del Mar. Away we went. We listened to Rob Bell videos in between iTunes interrupting with Mumford and Sons.
We landed in Spokane and headed to this interesting venue that normally showcases rock bands. How many one man show's talking about God and spiritual things can fill up a rock venue?
So, i'll admit it.
I spent extra money because there was a meet and greet before the show. Maybe that makes me some kind of celebrity fan. But I actually just thought I might have a minute to ask him a serious question. One of a dozen going around in my head.
All of us meet and greet celebrity fan want to ask a question folks filled up the chairs at the front of this rock venue waiting for Rob. He was late.
And then he just walked in.
It was like some friend we hadn't seen for a while. He just plopped himself on the chair in front of us.
And then for an hour we sat and talked.
He engaged with every single person that was talking in a real way. When it was over he took pictures with every one of us and he smiled like he meant it.
One person asked him a question if he missed being a pastor. He said "I feel more like a pastor now than I ever have."
And then he got up on stage to a packed house and talked about physics and God and spirituality. He told stories and so many interesting things that I'm still processing all of it.
It was incredible.
I love the way he thinks and all of the challenging interesting ideas he presents.
But behind all of it I think we got to see something more. Someone who really engages with his audience and really cares and has a heart.
A pastor's heart.
So Rob Bell is touring the country pastoring groups of people in rock venues in cities across America.
I went to church in Spokane.
Rob Bell is my pastor.
And I think he's right.
Everything is spiritual!
