In velvet elvis, Rob Bell frees us to consider god beyond the picture someone else painted for us in order to find an authentic understanding of the christian faith. God doesn't have boundaries, and faith doesn't have to...In velvet elvis, Rob Bell frees us to consider god beyond the picture someone else painted for us in order to find an authentic understanding of the christian faith. God doesn't have boundaries, and faith doesn't have to be limited to what someone else has told us.