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Dancing In The Wind

Brian Dolleman — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 15:57:26 +0000

What follows is the manuscript of my sermon – the first in a new series entitled, “Stretchy, Not Sketchy: Honest Conversations About Faith,” in which I attempt to make the case for a vibrant, living, growing faith that is flexible rather than being fundamentalist (rigid, inflexible). The video of the sermon is also available to […]

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Favorite Books Read In 2016

Brian Dolleman — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 22:35:25 +0000

I thought I’d share the list of my favorite books read in 2016. A new thing (for me anyway) that I’ve been doing is reading poetry and fiction… I think Brian Zahnd convicted me with something he wrote that included the following quote from Eugene Peterson: Isn’t it odd that pastors, who are responsible for […]

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How A Sermon Becomes A Sermon

Brian Dolleman — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 13:00:29 +0000

Obviously this post is not very clickbait-y. Perhaps a couple of my pastor friends will read it (although I think even they are more inclined to only click a link when I’m saying scandalous-sounding things. No worries. Maybe I will require staff members on our church’s teaching team to read this post. Haha, yes, that’s […]

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About That Book

Brian Dolleman — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 19:34:44 +0000

This past weekend my friends threw a book release party for me. It was fun and full of surprises. I was interviewed about the book, my mom read a selection, and so did I. Everything was perfect – the music, the food, and the decorations. Such a great night! And the people there were amazing. […]

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14 Good & Bad Stains 2014 Left On Me

Brian Dolleman — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 20:22:25 +0000

*note: The picture above was taken through the window of my room at the Los Angeles Dream Center from our recent trip with a crew from NWLife – serving for a week there. I’m so ready for 2015. This year—while it wasn’t all bad—certainly had more than it’s fair share of bad news. I’ve felt […]

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Have You Had Your Own Dark Night of the Soul?

Brian Dolleman — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 13:00:43 +0000

I will give you treasures, hidden in the darkness. —Isaiah 45.3 I recently preached a sermon entitled, “Finding God in the Dark.” I was attempting to describe those times of uncertainty or transition where things aren’t the way they used to be and our hearts cry out, “God, where are you in all of this?” […]

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Leadership Bites: Reading Outside Your Tribe

Brian Dolleman — Tue, 27 May 2014 13:00:30 +0000

In today’s Leadership Bites (6 minute leadership podcast), Andy Jones and I talk about the kind of reading that causes growth in our lives. QUESTION: What are you currently reading?

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