Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman » Race http://www.northwestleader.com Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:24:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 NWLife Weekly Conversation—More Like Listening (on Race, Justice, & Equality) http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/nwlife-weekly-conversation-like-listening-race-justice-equality/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/nwlife-weekly-conversation-like-listening-race-justice-equality/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2020 13:36:47 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6632 Here is our thirteenth NWLife video podcast featuring our weekly conversation. Today’s theme: Listening and Learning about Race, Justice, and Equality Pastor Andy begins with a cold open – no music, no bumper, no entertainment… just speaking the truth simply and plainly. The invitation is to listen and learn, to pay attention, to open our hearts […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/sunday-shout-outs-4/feed/ 1 And What Do We Have Here? http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/and-what-do-we-have-here/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/and-what-do-we-have-here/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2016 18:49:37 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=5736 I remember years ago hearing leadership guru John Maxwell talking about “Putting a ’10′ on everyone’s head.” He was encouraging us to see people as valuable, worthy of our time and attention. Then yesterday, I watched the first episode of the newly released Black Mirror (season 3) on Netflix. Black Mirror is often described as […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/and-what-do-we-have-here/feed/ 2 Stammering Awkwardly and Boldly on Race and Violence (Holy Spirit, Help!) http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/stammering-awkwardly-boldly-race-violence-holy-spirit-help/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/stammering-awkwardly-boldly-race-violence-holy-spirit-help/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2016 17:42:57 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=5638 The following are my notes from Sunday’s message – which included receiving communion together (with instructions to sit, holding the bread and cup, quiet and still before God—bringing our anger, hurt, sorrow, and fear into God’s presence, asking God to soften our hearts). *     *     * At the heart of the […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/gotta-pay-attention/feed/ 1 Coretta http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/coretta/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2016/coretta/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2016 16:32:24 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=5452 *from A.J. Swoboda’s book A Glorious Dark   *     *     * I think of the Christmas my mom and I flew to Atlanta to visit my dad while he was in treatment. Near the end of our visit, we walked around old downtown Atlanta on a Sunday morning. We entered this […]

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