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I Go To A Church That Gives Away Bicycles

Brian Dolleman — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 13:00:33 +0000

I go to a church that gives away bicycles. Here’s a little background on that—a few lines from our recent Vision Day message at NWLife… God is FOR THE PEOPLE The cross means life FOR THE PEOPLE And God wants his church to always be FOR THE PEOPLE Look, we have too much work waiting […]

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Lent Day 9… Acquiring This Sensibility That Divides Us

Brian Dolleman — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:00:41 +0000

All cultures identify with children in a similar way. 10-year-old boys from different cultures have more in common than 30-year-olds. As we grow up, we acquire this sensibility that divides us. —Rowan Atkinson As we grow up, we acquire this sensibility that divides us. There is an irony to that statement. Perhaps it is ironic […]

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Do You Know What God Dreams About?

Brian Dolleman — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 17:34:36 +0000

*this post comes from Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s children’s book God’s Dream Dear child of God, what do you dream about in your loveliest of dreams? Do you dream about flying high or rainbows reaching across the sky? Do you dream about being free to do what your heart desires? Or about being treated like […]

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Low & Slow Enough To Listen

Brian Dolleman — Mon, 02 May 2016 14:52:40 +0000

If men do not keep on speaking terms with children, they cease to be men, and become merely machines for eating and for earning money. —John Updike I wonder if we are “maturing” to a place where most of what we do is a never ending cycle of producing and consuming, consuming and producing. Or […]

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Ow Foddo en evan (Teaching The Lord’s Prayer To My Children)

Brian Dolleman — Sun, 24 Apr 2016 13:00:42 +0000

It’s Sunday and I have a shout out… This post by Ryan Flanagan is honestly my favorite thing I’ve ever read on the Lord’s prayer. Hope you’ll read the whole thing. * * * Over the past couple of months I have been teaching my kids the Lord’s Prayer. It’s amazing […]

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Thinking About What We Praise Our Kids The Most For

Brian Dolleman — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 13:00:15 +0000

The picture above shows London Hagebusch carrying a heavy bag of groceries. Just behind her is Haven Wheeler. And a number of other children were there too… They were helping at our Thanksgiving Grocery Give Stuffing Party – it’s the event the day before the event. We ask people to come set everything up for the […]

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I Read ‘em & I Liked ‘em & Now I’m Sharing ‘em

Brian Dolleman — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 13:00:33 +0000

Here’s what I read online this past week (actually from the past 2 weeks – I took a week off while on vacation in San Antonio) and liked and thought were worth sharing with you… This post, In Which This Is For The Ones Who Stay by Sarah Bessey. This post, Why Jesus […]

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