Nooma Kickball 006 - Rob Bell

Always loved Rob Bell and his sense of bringing Gods word into meaning. This should go over very well at the meeting

This nooma was filmed on the beach with Rob's son. Rob talks about how his son wanted some stupid kiosk toy, when in fact he was planning all along to take him to a sporting good store to buy him a big "owange" kickball. And again, this couldn't come at a better time.For the past week I have been praying for something...something in particular. It has consumed my thoughts as of late. [wow, that last sentence sounded like it was from a Jane Austin novel...anyway] and I keep telling myself not to get my hopes up. But it's too late, my hopes ARE up....I really want this. And I keep telling God that I want it.But in my heart I have to prepare myself for a "no" answer. Even though it looks like the most amazing thing, I have to trust that God has something even more amazing across the street.I can worry about tomorrow...it's my nature to worry. But I can also look behind me and see that my life has never gotten worse. In fact my life has always gotten better. I mean sure some events have happened which have been devastating and come out of nowhere, but each of those events I lived through and they have shaped me to who I am today.So regardless of how I am praying, or what I am praying for... I know that God has a kickball for me. And I don't need "kickball eyes" or to pray "kickball prayers" part of being the child in the situation is not having all of the answers and not always knowing the outcome.I am the sheep - he is the shepherd.Breathe inBreathe out.

Putting aside the obvious and excellent good taste shown by Rob Bell's son in picking the Orange kickball, this Nooma 006 "Kickball" just spurred what was by far the most wide-ranging and deep conversation that our group has yet had.Have I mentioned that these Noomas are the finest small group curriculum I've found?They are. If you have not tried them, you should. You won't be disappointed.I don't know what it was--the sound of the waves, the beautiful song by Brie Stoner, Rob's Awesome teaching, or the storyline that probably touched something in the hearts of all the fathers in my guy's group--but Kickball opened the door to some guys pouring out their hearts: their stories, their fears, their deepest hopes to live the way of Jesus honestly and truly.And that is what small group is supposed to be about.A HUGE thanks to the folks at Nooma for this one and for all the Noomas. I just spent two great hours with some guys that I would go through the fire with anyday. There is nowhere else I would have rather been than there tonight with them.