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Brian Dolleman — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 02:14:21 +0000

note: picture above is from our last community outreach event just before the pandemic hit—our annual Toy Give the other day in a staff meeting, a question came up about whether or not we should do more explaining to the church about why we are currently not having normal worship (congregational singing) in our services. […]

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Life Stirs In The Garden

Brian Dolleman — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 16:42:19 +0000

The following is an excerpt from Sanislaus Kennedy’s book Garden The Soul: After the long dark days of waiting, a miracle has happened. Yet again, perseverance has been rewarded; what has been hidden is now visible; our earlier attention to the invisible is being paid back with colorful surprises, one day after the other. It’s […]

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Advent Day 13: Hope Arrives

Brian Dolleman — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 13:00:57 +0000

Back in 2013, I preached a December sermon series entitled “Hope Arrives.” In planning for the series, I asked our worship pastor—Kyle Wheeler—to write a song for this series. He did, and it’s one of our church’s most loved worship songs. Hope Arrives by Kyle Wheeler… Your grace extends to me It’s for […]

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Advent Day 3: Hope in the Wait

Brian Dolleman — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 13:00:19 +0000

*photo above: inside Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Manhattan I am so tired of waiting, aren’t you,  for the world to become good and beautiful and kind? —Langston Hughes We don’t like waiting. We want everything right now. Stores announce “Christmas is Here” the day after Thanksgiving… but Christmas isn’t here. Not yet. A more accurate statement […]

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Pain & Protest

Brian Dolleman — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 19:47:26 +0000

I returned to work today. It’s been a week now that I have been suffering from debilitating back pain. Over the past week, I’ve measured success by whether or not I could sit on the toilet, get into the bath tub, and put on clothing by myself without causing further damage to my back. Life […]

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No Strength From Fear

Brian Dolleman — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 15:07:24 +0000

Towards the end of Brideshead Revisited, Charles Ryder talks to the doctor who is attending Lord Marchmain – who is on the verge of dying… “He’s got a marvelous will to live, hasn’t he?” The doctor says, “Would you put it like that? I should say a great fear of death.” “Is there a difference?” […]

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The Beauty Of The Flaw

Brian Dolleman — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 18:54:09 +0000

Some dear friends of mine have recently gone though an incredibly tragic and painful experience. Along with them, I want to know “Why?” I want answers. Conclusions. Resolutions. And I know there are none. Although there are no satisfying answers, I do believe beauty rises from our suffering – but just not quickly. It will […]

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God Talking To Me In A New York Accent

Brian Dolleman — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:00:57 +0000

This 10 minute video is the story of Ed Dobson – a well-known pastor and author who was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease in 2001. When he wanted to give up and just die, his friend Billy called… “Billy’s phone call was God talking to me in a New York accent.” “If I had […]

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The Flight Simulator Church

Brian Dolleman — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:58:12 +0000

I remember hearing Paul Scanlon use the analogy of a flight simulator to describe what church is often like… “The church I grew up in was great. I loved the people. We all knew each other and loved each other—and we loved God. But we were turned inward. We liked things as they were and […]

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