Christianity isn’t partisan — or at least it shouldn’t be. It can be boiled down to this: It’s by grace we are saved (Ephesians 2:8). But somehow faith has many times been divided along ideological lines, with conservative Christians on one side and progressives on another. One of the most well-known progressive Christians today is author, speaker,

friend-of-Oprah and former pastor Rob Bell. Bell has famously mused that Hell is not a real place and encourages people not to take the Bible literally. And, he’s influenced major thought leaders like Oprah, author Elizabeth Gilbert and others with his more “open” views about what Christianity is. One of the most famous people he’s influenced recently is Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers. In a fascinating new EPSN profile of Rodgers, the athlete delves into the Christian faith he grew up believing in —  MORE


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