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Advent Day 11: Finding God In The Quiet

Brian Dolleman — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 13:00:42 +0000

There is a time for everything. A time to be silent, and a time to break the silence. —Ecclesiastes 3.1, 7 I suspect we are addicted to filling all the spaces with noise. And when I say “we,” I mean us Charismatic Christians – including Pentecostals (who are the worst about this). Please don’t think I’m […]

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We Must Not Spend God’s Mercy, As If It Were Ours To Spend

Brian Dolleman — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 14:32:33 +0000

The real meaning of mercy is that it can look on failure and still see a future. —John Claypool Catholic theologian Ronald Rolheiser has written… Shortly after ordination, I found myself working in a church with a saintly old priest. He was over eighty, nearly blind, but widely sought out and respected, especially as a […]

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Three Posts You Don’t Want To Miss

Brian Dolleman — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 13:00:39 +0000

Each Sunday, I share what I liked on the internet from the past week. Here are three posts you don’t want to miss… This post, “Making Room For Your Ideological Enemies” by Jayson Bradley. This post, “I’ve gained thirty pounds–oh-my-gosh-did-I-just-write-that-on-the-Internet??? #ElasticWaistedSkirtsForEvah” by Elizabeth Esther. This post, “The Promise Of Shared Brokenness” by […]

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I Don’t Want To Be A Protest Ant

Brian Dolleman — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 14:32:14 +0000

I’m a protestant (which means I’m part of that “branch” of Christianity that isn’t the Roman Catholic church). It’s rather embarrassing to admit that I didn’t even understand that Catholics are Christians until a few years ago. I wrote about this at length in my post “Stuff I Don’t Believe Anymore.” The word protestant comes […]

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Catholics Aren’t Christian

Brian Dolleman — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:08:06 +0000

Growing up in Pentecostal church, I picked up on this idea: Catholics aren’t Christians. The typical charges against them were things like praying to Mary, worshiping the Pope, praying to the saints, and elevating the teachings of saints and church leaders to the same level as Scripture. They also had cool necklaces – and I […]

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