The internet made a lot of noise over megapastor Rob Bell‘s recent decision to leave his church to go do vague, undefined things.

Well, it looks like we now know what those “things” are: Rob Bell is collaborating with Carlton Cuse – the Executive producer of the hit show “Lost” – to create a spiritual TV drama entitled “Stronger.” And it’s not all talk – ABC just bought the rights to the new show.

No word on whether the story will feature polar bears, giant black clouds or time travel. It’s also still not clear whether the show will run for 4 seasons, or 8, or 15, or 16, or 23, or 42…*

The Washington Post Blog has a response from the Washington-area Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center addressing the recently announced death of Anwar al-Awlaki – a leading figure in Al Qaeda’s outpost in Yemen.

CNN reports that military chaplains are now allowed to perform same-sex marriages, but only if allowed by law and the chaplain’s beliefs.

Portland Monthly Magazine has a fantastic in-depth expose on Gino Cuneo, an evangelical Christian (yup, evangelicals run wineries too!) who started his own winery entitled “Cana’s Feast.” It’s a story filled with intrigue, scripture, and, of course, lots and lots of vino.

Speaking of evangelicals, progressive Christian activist Jim Wallis is hoping to “define ‘Evangelicals‘ in an election year” over at the God’s Politics blog.

Finally, the mention of Rob Bell – who even the New York Times calls “something of a hipster in the pulpit” – brings us back once again to the topic of “Hipster** Christians.” We’ve addressed this sub-group before at Godbytes, but just in case you’re still not sure what a hipster Christian is, our Video of the Day is here to help explain it all step-by-step:

* This joke brought to you by the Nerdy Lost Fan Society.

** RNS has nothing against hipsters. Some of us (okay, maybe just one of us) could probably be classified as such, so in a way we’re just poking fun of ourselves. See, we’re doing it ironically.

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