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Where The Kingdom Of God Is Located

Brian Dolleman — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 13:00:09 +0000

I love what Richard Beck has to say about the Kingdom of God… Jesus is telling us in the Beatitude where the Kingdom of God is located. And it’s located Jesus says, among the poor in spirit. Christianity is fundamentally about learning to see.  That is what Jesus said, over and over.  The Kingdom is […]

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Identifiably Strange (An Excerpt)

Brian Dolleman — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 15:19:52 +0000

I wrote a book, which is coming out this month. The following is an excerpt… Recently, while spending a month living in the Italian countryside, I was constantly aware of how much we stood out. Our strangeness was completely obvious to the locals… All three of us have blue eyes and pale skin. We […]

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Her Words

Brian Dolleman — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 13:00:31 +0000

Last week, I asked for my wife’s thoughts on how the Kingdom of God is a celebration. She wrote some things down and gave them to me. These are her words… We’re all uniquely, beautifully created by God. All His children. Brothers and sisters – part of the same family. We celebrate the beauty of […]

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Where Steams Flow Uphill: This Upside Down Kingdom

Brian Dolleman — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 16:36:20 +0000

I believe the Kingdom of God is more upside down than we realize. Where down is up, the last are first, slaves are free, enemies are loved, and the weak are strong. Where streams flow uphill… This upside down Kingdom. Donald Kraybill, in his book The Upside Down Kingdom, says: The Kingdom is full of […]

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It Sucks To Be A Racist (Sexist, Classist) In The Kingdom Of God

Brian Dolleman — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 16:16:20 +0000

One of my favorite lines from Sunday’s sermon (while reading from Revelation 6.9) was this: “It sucks to be a racist in the Kingdom of God.” I saw an endless sea of people – every variety and type, every race, every background, every class, a beautiful representation of God’s creative diversity—standing before the Lamb of […]

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Will We Go The World’s Way Or Another Way?

Brian Dolleman — Wed, 07 May 2014 13:00:59 +0000

We’ve been invited to participate in the Kingdom of God—right here, right now. This isn’t one of those “mark your calendar” invitations for a future date. There is a default kingdom we have been experiencing and functioning in for our entire lives… the kingdom of the world. It has its perspectives, its attitudes, its practices, […]

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Long Walk Home By Rob Grayson

Brian Dolleman — Tue, 06 May 2014 13:58:35 +0000

The following is a post by Rob Grayson about the Kingdom of God from his blog Faith Meets World. He’s definitely worth following on twitter and his blog is among my favorites. Enjoy! Yesterday I read the following quote: The kingdom of God comes like a long walk home. (For those who want to […]

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Whiteboard Session What Is The Kingdom Of God?

Brian Dolleman — Mon, 05 May 2014 15:28:00 +0000

We just started a new series at NWLife called “Kingdom Invitation.” The big idea of this teaching is that we’ve been invited to participate in the Kingdom of God RIGHT NOW. Each week we will be attempting to answer the question, “What is the Kingdom of God like?” Here’s a cool whiteboard session on the […]

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Sitting At The Table With Jesus

Brian Dolleman — Thu, 01 May 2014 16:09:45 +0000

The methods and “business practices” of Jesus don’t make much sense to the modern American who works in the competitive marketplace and relaxes at home in the evenings – watching The Apprentice, Shark Tank, or The Voice. We’re used to the threat of elimination. And we’re keeping an eye out for others who ought to […]

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Lincoln Only Wants Pennies & That’s Just Fine

Brian Dolleman — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:03:55 +0000

Lincoln is one of our pastors’ kids. He’s three years old and stinkin’ cute. The other day I heard him say in a concerned voice, “Where’s my pennies?” His mom helped him find his little penny collection and Lincoln quickly stuffed them in his front pocket with a pleased look on his face. Watching the […]

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