Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman » Guest Posts http://www.northwestleader.com Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:24:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 Sunday Shout-Outs http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/sunday-shout-outs-4/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/sunday-shout-outs-4/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2016 13:00:27 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=5760 Two beautifully challenging pieces to share today—the first one is new, the other is a few years old… I Want To Help You Understand My Lament by Shannon Dingle. I’m hurting, friend. I’m hurting deeply. And I’m being told to suck it up and put away my pain and move on. Rather than call those responses […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/sunday-shout-outs-4/feed/ 1 Sunday Shout Out: About Rice Krispies & Holy Work http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/sunday-shout-rice-krispies-holy-work/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/sunday-shout-rice-krispies-holy-work/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2016 14:20:18 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=5730 My shout-out today goes to Sarah Bessey and her fantastic post about Rice Krispies and holy work. Here’s a quick sample… *     *     *     * Now I don’t know if you’ve ever had the misfortune to have to clean up wet Rice Krispies but if not, I’ll offer this […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/invested-fear-jason-wiedel/feed/ 2 Open Wounds http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/open-wounds/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/open-wounds/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2016 21:18:27 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=5560 picture above: balloons being released by the grandkids after my mom’s memorial service this past August – yellow is my mom’s favorite color. Note—this post is by Debie Thomas, originally posted on the Journey with Jesus blog. *     *     * A few days ago, my daughter and I were looking at […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/open-wounds/feed/ 2 From Addie Zierman: 10 Questions To Ask Instead Of “How’s Your Walk With God?” http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/addie-zierman-10-questions-ask-instead-hows-walk-god/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/addie-zierman-10-questions-ask-instead-hows-walk-god/#comments Sun, 22 May 2016 13:00:02 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=5539 I loved this post from Addie Zierman: 10 Questions to Ask Instead of “How’s Your Walk With God?” Here are a few of my favorite lines… It’s a subtle shift in language, but an important one. After all, there are a million miles between what should be and what is, and so many of the Christian Living books and […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/addie-zierman-10-questions-ask-instead-hows-walk-god/feed/ 1 Body Of Truth (Being The Church Is Like Dancing) http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/body-truth-church-like-dancing/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/body-truth-church-like-dancing/#comments Sun, 15 May 2016 13:00:14 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=5531 *picture – “Children Dance” by William H. Johnson Today’s post comes from Jake Owensby’s blog: Pelican Anglican… (which has quickly become one of my absolute favorites) *     *     *     * A friend of mine from South Louisiana told me, “Those Cajun boys know how to dance.” She was talking fondly […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/body-truth-church-like-dancing/feed/ 2 You May Hate Yourself, But God Is Crazy In Love With You http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/may-hate-god-crazy-love/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/may-hate-god-crazy-love/#comments Thu, 12 May 2016 15:12:35 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=5526 From Subversive1, the writings of Keith Giles… You May Hate Yourself, But God Is Crazy In Love With You You make His heart sing. He can’t stop thinking about you. He throws back His head and He sings over you. The voices of the angels ring in His ears night and day, but what He […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/may-hate-god-crazy-love/feed/ 1 The Gardener by Brian Zahnd http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/gardener-brian-zahnd/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/gardener-brian-zahnd/#comments Sun, 08 May 2016 13:00:14 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=5514 I’ve been thinking a lot about metaphors lately—especially the ones most commonly used in church. Whatever metaphor or metaphors we choose to be primary will inevitably shape both our perspective and approach—how we think and how we behave. The military metaphor is one we’re all familiar with. “I’m in the Lord’s army… Yes Sir!” (I […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/gardener-brian-zahnd/feed/ 1 Sunday Shout Out: Parker Palmer On The Gift Of Presence & The Perils Of Advice http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/sunday-shout-parker-palmer-gift-presence-perils-advice/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/sunday-shout-parker-palmer-gift-presence-perils-advice/#comments Sun, 01 May 2016 13:00:21 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=5490 On Sundays, I like to give a shout out and share something (generally a blog post, story, or video) that spoke to me. The piece I want to share today is by Parker Palmer… When my mother went into a nursing home not long before she died, my wife and I were told that, for […]

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