Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman » Advent https://www.northwestleader.com Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:24:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 Advent Day 22 (Conclusion): Your Name Is Written On His Heart https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/advent-day-22-conclusion-name-written-heart/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/advent-day-22-conclusion-name-written-heart/#comments Sun, 24 Dec 2017 13:00:02 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6320 *photo above: Nolan Jones enjoying some time on stage after church one Sunday during Advent For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. —Titus 2.11 I believe Christ came for all. Think about those who came to see the newborn child. Shepherds: these guys were the night-shift, minimum wage earners… […]

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]]> https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/advent-day-22-conclusion-name-written-heart/feed/ 0 Advent Day 21: God Approaches https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/advent-day-21-god-approaches/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/advent-day-21-god-approaches/#comments Sat, 23 Dec 2017 13:00:44 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6317 In a world obsessed with Power, Spectacle, Propaganda and Dominance, Advent challenges our notions about how God works. God doesn’t barge in. God doesn’t coerce and bully. God doesn’t come with all guns blazing on an ego trip. God approaches in peace-loving vulnerability. —Tristan Sherwin We cannot kill our way to peace, nor can we […]

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]]> https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/advent-day-21-god-approaches/feed/ 1 Advent Day 20: She Makes Oranges https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/advent-day-20-makes-oranges/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/advent-day-20-makes-oranges/#comments Fri, 22 Dec 2017 17:27:41 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6315 The Christian religion asks us to put our trust not in ideas, and certainly not in ideologies, but in a God Who was vulnerable enough to become human and die, and Who desires to be present to us in our ordinary circumstances. —Kathleen Norris In Phil Needham’s book When God Becomes Small, he shares the following… I love […]

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]]> https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/advent-day-20-makes-oranges/feed/ 0 Advent Day 19: The Darkest Day https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/advent-day-19-darkest-day/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/advent-day-19-darkest-day/#comments Thu, 21 Dec 2017 13:00:56 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6311 Someone I enjoy following on Twitter is Robert Macfarlane. He’s written a book called The Lost Words, and this is what I look forward to in his tweets as well… descriptions of old words used to describe things in nature. Here is an example: Word of the day: “midwinter” – the day of shortest sunlight, when the […]

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]]> https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/advent-day-18-game-changing-inclusion/feed/ 0 Advent Day 17: A Word About Doubt… The Struggle is a Sign of Life https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/advent-day-17-word-doubt-struggle-sign-life/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/advent-day-17-word-doubt-struggle-sign-life/#comments Tue, 19 Dec 2017 13:00:12 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6301 Not long ago, a friend corresponded with me—asking some questions about faith and admitting that they, for a while, had been struggling with doubt. To the best of my ability, I tried answering the questions posed. Then I responded to the part about doubt… this is what I said: Just a word concerning doubt and […]

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]]> https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/advent-day-14-times-think-youre-blessing-realize-way-around/feed/ 2 Advent Day 13: Hope Arrives https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/advent-day-13-hope-arrives/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/advent-day-13-hope-arrives/#comments Fri, 15 Dec 2017 13:00:57 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6279 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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