Dvd Nooma #01: Rain

Dvd Nooma #01: Rain

Things don't always work out the way we want them to, or the way we think they will. Sometimes we don't even see it coming. We get hit with some form of pain out of nowhere leaving us feeling desperate and helpless. That's the way life is. Still, it makes us wonder how God can let these things happen to us. How God can just stand by and watch us suffer? Where is God when it really hurts? Maybe God is actually closer to us than we think. Maybe it's when we're in these situations, where everything seems to be falling apart, that God gets an opportunity to remind us of how much he really loves us. 11 minutes.

Nooma is a revolutionary product that is changing the way people experience spirituality - a series of short films on DVD with 32-page discussion starter books.

It's not a book or a cassette tape. And it's not a CD or a two-hour movie. It's a new series of short films, between 10 and 14 minutes long, about God and our lives.

Since its limited online release in November 2002, NOOMA has impacted millions of people. Because of this initial success and great potential, Zondervan has partnered with NOOMA to bring these films to the world.

Portable and concise, NOOMAs are appropriate for personal and small group settings, congregational meetings, and much more.

Like parables, they use the experiences of our lives to teach about the fullness of life through Jesus, tackling issues like forgiveness, discipleship, and unconditional love.

The study materials accompanying each NOOMA encourage meaningful discussion with relevant questions and biblical references.

Rob Bell, a leading pastor and breakthrough communicator in the Christian community, is featured in the first series of NOOMAs.

"We can get anything we want, from anywhere in the world, whenever we want it. Any information, products, movies, music, TV, games, day or night. With a single click. That's just how it is. Still, our lives aren't different. Our lives aren't any different than all generations before us. Our time is. We want spiritual direction, but it has to be real for us and available when we need it. We want a new format for getting Christian perspectives. Nooma is the new format. It's a series of short films featuring the teachings of Rob Bell. Compact, portable and concise. Each Nooma focuses on a different issue with relevance for us, and it's there when we need it, where we need it, as we need it."
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