Real Life Magic # 6: Where’d You Park Your Spaceship? with Rob Bell
Today I am sharing an unedited conversation with Rob Bell (he/him). This conversation is a bit different because I start by interviewing him about his incredible new book, Where’d You Park Your Spaceship? From there, we talk about the creative process, spiritual surrender, storytelling vs teaching, and then he shares a few of his own Real Life Magic stories.
Rob Bell (he/him) is the New York Times Bestselling author of fourteen books and plays that have been translated into 25 languages. Rob, a former Pastor, has a fascinating story. He began his career as a pastor and founded one of the fastest-growing churches in the USA. In 2011, he wrote a book called Love Wins, which became extraordinarily controversial in some church communities and he was given the nickname, the Heretic. He is an author, artist, podcast host, teacher, playwright, and much more. His visual art can be seen on Instagram. His band is HUMANS ON THE FLOOR, and his podcast is called The RobCast.
He lives with his family in Ojai, California and he hosts 2 Days in Ojai, where, “you bring whatever question you have about what you’re creating, making, saying, working on, etc., and on the first day at 9 am the first person sits across from me and tells me their question and then I ask you questions about your question and we go from there as you begin to see your next step. And then the next person comes up, and the next…for 2 DAYS. A small group of us (25ish), from all over the globe, helping each other make a new world together.”
You can listen to our unedited conversation above where he shares his Real Life Magic stories towards the end.
I’ve also started to put the Real Life Magic interviews on Spotify! You can listen there if that’s easier. (I plan to put them on Apple Podcasts and other places soon, but I am taking baby steps as I figure this out.)
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Where’d You Park Your Spaceship? with Rob Bell