Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman » Parker Palmer

They thanked me for my time and quickly left. I sat for a few moments in my office and felt sick. Then I Googled and found nothing.

Brian Dolleman — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 21:39:48 +0000

(Thankful Notes #330) A few years ago, a young couple from the church sent an e-mail asking to meet with me. They explained that, while they love the church’s consistent presence in the community meeting needs and doing outreach, they were baffled by much of the teaching they were hearing—which they called “social/political” in nature. […]

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I told her to put on some good music and turn it up loud.

Brian Dolleman — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 02:42:55 +0000

Thankful Notes (#240) A young woman in our church has been volunteering quite a bit lately because the restaurant she works at is temporarily closed due to the pandemic. Today she arrived first thing in the morning and spent hours and hours into the afternoon organizing our Food Bank and putting together bags of groceries. […]

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Sunday Shout Out: Parker Palmer On The Gift Of Presence & The Perils Of Advice

Brian Dolleman — Sun, 01 May 2016 13:00:21 +0000

On Sundays, I like to give a shout out and share something (generally a blog post, story, or video) that spoke to me. The piece I want to share today is by Parker Palmer… When my mother went into a nursing home not long before she died, my wife and I were told that, for […]

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God as the Stranger

Brian Dolleman — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 17:12:51 +0000

The theme of welcoming the stranger can be seen throughout Scripture. Abraham and Sarah welcomed three traveling strangers, offering them hospitality and friendship, a place to rest and to eat. When Jesus was born, those who celebrated and visited and brought gifts were strangers. In the story of the Good Samaritan, the wounded man is […]

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