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Racism & Reconciliation In The Church

Brian Dolleman — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 13:00:02 +0000

Tomorrow is Martin Luther King Day – and with that theme in mind, here are two posts I think are worth your time… This post, Everything I Know About Racism I Learned in the Church by Christena Cleveland. The opening paragraph reveals one of Christena’s earliest memories of church: Exasperated, she yelled at the […]

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It Sucks To Be A Racist (Sexist, Classist) In The Kingdom Of God

Brian Dolleman — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 16:16:20 +0000

One of my favorite lines from Sunday’s sermon (while reading from Revelation 6.9) was this: “It sucks to be a racist in the Kingdom of God.” I saw an endless sea of people – every variety and type, every race, every background, every class, a beautiful representation of God’s creative diversity—standing before the Lamb of […]

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The Goods For You

Brian Dolleman — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 13:00:08 +0000

Each week, I like to share what I enjoyed around the web… So, here’s the goods for you: This post by Andrew Arndt, “When We’re Afraid That We’re All Falling… A Response to the Don Miller Situation.” This post by Christena Cleveland, “Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned In The Church.” […]

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Richer Is Always Better

Brian Dolleman — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:10:26 +0000

When I was in first grade, one of the kids in my class told me how girls get pregnant. Before this, I hadn’t given it much thought. But now I knew the facts of life because Steven explained them to me. Here’s what he said: If you look at a girl’s belly button, she’ll get […]

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Good Reads Online

Brian Dolleman — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 12:20:34 +0000

Here are a couple of posts I read online this week – I thought they were good and would be worth passing on to you. Check ‘em out… This post from Micah Murray, “The Church Is Dying And I Am Glad.” This post from Christena Cleveland, “Should Every Church Be Multiethnic?” This […]

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Stuff I Enjoyed This Week

Brian Dolleman — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 14:00:31 +0000

Here are a few things I read this week and enjoyed – thought I’d share them with you… This post from Carlos Whittaker on his website Ragamuffin Soul on “scare tactics.” Here’s the actual title: “The Local Church Is Dying!!!” and a few other myths we tell ourselves to make us feel like little […]

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