Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman » Hospitality https://www.northwestleader.com Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:24:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 Lent Day 16… Meeting Kahal From Iran In MacArthur Park Was Perhaps What Churchy People Call A Divine Appointment https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/lent-day-16-meeting-kahal-iran-macarthur-park-perhaps-churchy-people-call-divine-appointment/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/lent-day-16-meeting-kahal-iran-macarthur-park-perhaps-churchy-people-call-divine-appointment/#comments Sat, 18 Mar 2017 15:18:11 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=5950 Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it! —Hebrews. 13.2 Yesterday our team went with the L.A. Dream Center to MacArthur Park to hand out bags of food. I’ve been to this park before… In fact, I wrote a little something about my experience […]

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]]> https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/lent-day-16-meeting-kahal-iran-macarthur-park-perhaps-churchy-people-call-divine-appointment/feed/ 2 Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy https://www.northwestleader.com/2016/job-love-others-without-stopping-inquire-whether-worthy/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2016/job-love-others-without-stopping-inquire-whether-worthy/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2016 14:49:13 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=5426 *photo above: Dan Bryan brought chicks to our 5pm service last night. He has too many and was sharing them. *     *     * One of the deep impressions Father Greg Boyle has made on me is the idea of delighting in whoever is in front of me – without agenda, not […]

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