Love Wins

I hadn't heard of Rob Bell before Ryan Holiday wrote about this book in one of his newsletters. I'm not a Christian nor religious and probably never would have picked this book up otherwise, so I'm glad he did.

Some parts of the book (and his writing) I struggled with but I did like Bell's interpretation of heaven and hell and how he used the historical context of the times to explain it. That we create our own version of hell (suffering) and heaven (peace and creativity) on earth NOW and that we always have a choice feels pretty stoic and rings true for me. I also loved how he broke down the story of the prodigal son and talked about how you tell a story (even to yourself) matters, that there can be several perspectives at once and that we get to choose which one we want to believe.

Definitely not for everyone, but I wouldn't write it off just because you're not religious.