In Genesis, God asks Adam and Eve, “Where are you?” after they ate fruit from the tree of knowledge of Good and Evil. Additionally, in Genesis 4, God asks Cain, “Where is your brother?” God being omnipotent knows where they are at all times. The connection here then is that God is teaching through inquiry and guiding them to become conscious of their actions. He uses questions as a self-reflection method to aid in understanding and provide opportunities for teachable moments. Furthermore, Bell specifies in Velvet Elvis how he came to a point in his life where he began questioning his purpose as a pastor. For example, this is when Bell describes his experience of him thinking about leaving his church and feeling overwhelmed, “I didn’t even
