Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman » Joy http://www.northwestleader.com Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:24:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 Joyful In Hope http://www.northwestleader.com/2021/joyful-hope/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2021/joyful-hope/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2021 17:11:41 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6769 NOTE: I was really excited to preach this sermon today… but when I arrived early this morning at the church to begin prepping for our Drive-Thru Food Bank, I heard a distinct dripping sound and noticed significant water damage in our auditorium. We’re assessing it now, but it’s obviously not safe to hold a service […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2021/joyful-hope/feed/ 0 NWLife Weekly Conversation—Finding God in a Global Pandemic http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/nwlife-weekly-conversation-finding-god-global-pandemic/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/nwlife-weekly-conversation-finding-god-global-pandemic/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2020 15:35:48 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6571 Here is our seventh NWLife video podcast featuring our weekly conversation. Today’s theme: Finding God in a Global Pandemic. Today, I’m sitting with Shari, Vinny, and Pastor Andy (all three of them are Enneagram 7′s – typically labeled “Enthusiasts” and I’m an Enneagram 5 – typically labeled “observer,” so watch how our conversation goes… LOL). That […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/nwlife-weekly-conversation-finding-god-global-pandemic/feed/ 0 There Is Joy In This World http://www.northwestleader.com/2018/joy-world/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2018/joy-world/#comments Thu, 18 Jan 2018 13:00:11 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6362 You direct me on the path that leads to a beautiful life. As I walk with You… I know true joy and contentment. —Psalm 16.11 Our home is near Lake Wilderness in Maple Valley. Just a block-and-a-half from our neighborhood is the trail that leads to all my favorite places… the lake, the arboretum, the river, the forest, […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2018/joy-world/feed/ 1 I Need Some Laughter, Lord http://www.northwestleader.com/2017/need-laughter-lord/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2017/need-laughter-lord/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2017 19:34:45 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=5863   I have had enough of sad saints and sour religion.   I have had enough of sin spotting and grace doubting. I need some laughter, Lord, the kind you planted in Sarah.   But please, may I not have to wait until I am ninety and pregnant. —Church of Scotland   St. Teresa of […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2017/need-laughter-lord/feed/ 3 What My Daughter Said About The Church http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/daughter-said-church/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/daughter-said-church/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2016 16:43:53 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=5733 My daughter recently had an assignment at school: to write a paper about her family of origin, her culture, and/or traditions that have shaped who she is. I’d like to share a small section from her paper: Another tradition from both my mom and dad’s childhood is going to church every Sunday; this has been […]

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