Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman » Family https://www.northwestleader.com Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:24:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 Thankful Notes: Something Probably Just of Interest to my Wife https://www.northwestleader.com/2019/thankful-notes-something-probably-just-interest-wife/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2019/thankful-notes-something-probably-just-interest-wife/#comments Wed, 21 Aug 2019 16:40:22 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6470 Monday, August 19, 2019 I’m tired and have a nasty cold (after a busy week with Backpack Give and Sunday services), but still, I got up early and took Camper out. It’s a nice routine and I actually enjoy that she needs to go… because I get an early morning walk up the hill to […]

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]]> https://www.northwestleader.com/2019/thankful-notes-something-probably-just-interest-wife/feed/ 0 The Difference Between Being Motivated By Power And Being Motivated By Love https://www.northwestleader.com/2018/difference-motivated-power-motivated-love/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2018/difference-motivated-power-motivated-love/#comments Mon, 12 Feb 2018 21:30:51 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6369 The church has never done well when it was latched onto power. The church has always done better when it was on the margins. —Dr. Joseph B. Modica I suppose it would be a colossal understatement to say there is a lot of hierarchy in church. With all the titles and positions, posturing and power-grabbing, […]

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]]> https://www.northwestleader.com/2015/tribute-mom-strong-woman/feed/ 3 Your Place At The Table Is Saved & It Is Safe https://www.northwestleader.com/2014/your-place-at-the-table-is-saved-it-is-safe/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2014/your-place-at-the-table-is-saved-it-is-safe/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:00:49 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=2981 I don’t know what the vision statement of the church I grew up in was, but if I were to guess based on the rapture movies they used to show, it’d be something like: We exist to scare the hell out of everyone. Yes, I had nightmares about missing the rapture, heads being chopped off, […]

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]]> https://www.northwestleader.com/2014/kindness-revealed/feed/ 0 Your Church Is Better https://www.northwestleader.com/2013/church-better/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2013/church-better/#comments Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:45:23 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=3694 Your church is better than mine And I’m good with that. To me, better isn’t the issue anyway. We’re different. I think we should be. My church doesn’t do everything well, and it can’t. The “my _______ is better than your _______” feels like a sassy elementary school yard conversation, don’t you think? I can’t […]

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