About a week ago on Thursday, February 8th Rob Bell came to the University of Michigan for the Sex God tour as I posted before.  I  asked the question I planned, "What do you think about  nonviolence? If you favor nonviolence, how do you reconcile it with violence in the Old Testament?" His response was more amazing than I ever expected. He explained in detail what Jesus meant by turning the other cheek and going the second mile. Read a complete explanation of Matthew 5:38-41by Walter Wink. He explained that Jesus said ‘It is enough!’ with the violence from the Old Testament.

Rob Bell invited Craig Spencer and me on stage to demonstrate what it means to turn the other cheek.

I gave Rob Bell a copy of the primary article from the Girardian Lectionary and an abridged version of the Kingdom of God is Within You by Leo Tolstoy. This made him really happy and he gave me a hug.

P.S. If you are wondering why I am patting my leg during the video, it is because my Bible and planner are always in my left pocket, and they are drum-like. There is something attractive about using miscellaneous objects as musical intruments.

Rob Bell Sex God tour - University of Michigan

This entry was originally published at Interconnectedness by Mikhail (Misha) Lomize