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That Kid Who Ran Across Your Lawn

Brian Dolleman — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:36:00 +0000

Dr. Preston Pouteaux is a bee keeper, author, and pastor in Alberta, Canada. His new book, The Bees of Rainbow Falls, is about finding faith, imagination, and delight in your neighborhood. In the chapter on “Awe,” there is a section entitled “People Are Sublime,” which is quoted below… * * * […]

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Lent Day 37… There Is No Beauty Without Some Strangeness

Brian Dolleman — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:00:48 +0000

There is no beauty without some strangeness. —Edgar Allen Poe We’ve been in Portland for Spring break… It’s quirky, strange, beautiful, and 100% Northwest. There are bridges everywhere because, of course, there is water everywhere. We’re surrounded by green growing things and concrete and bricks and graffiti. It’s like a study in contrasts. Today we […]

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Rethinking Beauty

Brian Dolleman — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 17:21:17 +0000

*picture above: the edge of Lake Wilderness about .25 miles from my home – where we walk most days and regularly see bald eagles soaring above. * * * My wife loves birds. For her birthday, I got her three books about birds – one of them was “Consider the Birds” […]

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The Question I Will Keep Asking Over And Over Again

Brian Dolleman — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 17:56:15 +0000

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike. No synonym for God is so perfect as Beauty. —John Muir As I’ve shared before, my word for the year is Beautiful. It shows up in my goals… Make beautiful food. Write […]

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The Beauty Of The Flaw

Brian Dolleman — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 18:54:09 +0000

Some dear friends of mine have recently gone though an incredibly tragic and painful experience. Along with them, I want to know “Why?” I want answers. Conclusions. Resolutions. And I know there are none. Although there are no satisfying answers, I do believe beauty rises from our suffering – but just not quickly. It will […]

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Beauty Mystery Wonder

Brian Dolleman — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 16:23:04 +0000

I believe we need a greater appreciation for beauty | mystery | wonder in the church today. Pastor and author Brian Zahnd tackles this subject in his book, “Beauty Will Save The World.” Quoting Zahnd, The tragedy of growing up is not that we put aside childishness, but that we lose the capacity for childlike […]

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