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Pentecost Reveals Jesus always delivers on his promises, an evolving faith, an inclusive faith, a broad and diverse faith on purpose, a bridge-building faith, an empowering, liberating, and justice-delivering faith

Brian Dolleman — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 19:14:23 +0000

NOTE: the following are my word-for-word notes from Pentecost Sunday’s sermon. Here we are… Sunday, May 28. Memorial Day weekend… the unofficial start of Summer! I’ve been counting down something else… my daughter’s wedding. She’s getting married in 35 days. Yo, people, Ima need lots of love. Big hugs. And gift cards. Joking. Not really. Staying with […]

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Saving Quotes

Brian Dolleman — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 17:01:13 +0000

* pictured above: the town of Assisi, Italy —July 2013 I save quotes. In my phone. On my computer. Folders of them. Ever-growing, constantly adding. And there are times when I need them. When all the world seems to be busting apart at the seams, all hell breaking loose. When my peace has run away […]

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When Doves Cry

Brian Dolleman — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 15:33:00 +0000

Pigeon friend of mine, fly on, sing on. —Carl Sandburg Last weekend in Maple Valley my family and I walked from the farmer’s market back home – through a neighborhood – and while we were walking, I could hear a distinct sound. One we’ve all probably heard before. It wasn’t loud, but it was present. […]

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I Want To Be Like Tommaso, Not Ikea

Brian Dolleman — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 13:00:53 +0000

My family has been on a “Tiny House” TV show watching-kick for a while. The latest variation of this sort we’re especially loving is called Tiny House World. We watched an episode the other night – it was set in Rome, which had us even more intrigued as we’ve been there a couple times. Tommaso […]

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Identifiably Strange (An Excerpt)

Brian Dolleman — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 15:19:52 +0000

I wrote a book, which is coming out this month. The following is an excerpt… Recently, while spending a month living in the Italian countryside, I was constantly aware of how much we stood out. Our strangeness was completely obvious to the locals… All three of us have blue eyes and pale skin. We […]

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