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Here’s My Favorite Books I Read In 2017

Brian Dolleman — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 13:00:23 +0000

Here’s my favorite books I read in 2017, in no particular order (not all of these books were released in 2017—some are much older… I just read them this year – also, click on the picture of the book to view on Amazon): Barking to the Choir by Father Greg Boyle Glory Happening by […]

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Advent Day 18: Game Changing Inclusion

Brian Dolleman — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 18:43:13 +0000

*photo above: Ashah taking in the sights from the “Top of the Rock” (Rockefeller Center’s observation deck) on our recent vacation in NYC The only thing more boring than being asked to look at someone else’s vacation pictures is… Being asked to listen to a description of someone else’s genealogy. Indulge me for a moment. […]

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Advent Day 16: Our True Height In Love

Brian Dolleman — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 15:11:37 +0000

*photo above: kids at last night’s Toy Give at NWLife – over 400 children received Christmas gifts Father Greg Boyle tells the story of a homie named Fili and a volunteer at Homeboy Industries named Ms. June… One of our tutors at Homeboy, Ms. June, is managing a roomful of students, whom she is teaching […]

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Advent Day 15: Stay Close To The Poor

Brian Dolleman — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 13:00:46 +0000

I tore through Father Greg Boyle’s new book “Barking to the Choir” in a couple of days (a healthier option rather than Netflix binge-watching). He’s part poet, priest, comedian, and master story teller. This book tops my list of favorites from the past year and it’s one that I will re-read a number of times. […]

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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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If You Listen You Will Hear

Brian Dolleman — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 15:00:07 +0000

Behold the One who can’t take his eyes off you. Marinate in the vastness of that. —Father Greg Boyle Our world is a noisy place. Especially right now it seems. There are so many voices clamoring for our attention. But there is a voice that matters most. And if you listen, you will hear… Henri […]

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