Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman » Loss https://www.northwestleader.com Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:24:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 I think I need to have you start calling the office and threaten me. https://www.northwestleader.com/2020/think-need-start-calling-office-threaten/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2020/think-need-start-calling-office-threaten/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2020 22:43:42 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6702   (Thankful Notes #358) I had a couple of favorite moments/encounters at our Sunday Campfire Service last night… It’s been five months since I’ve last seen mother and son Betty and Billy (who, before the pandemic, came to the church every Friday to help with various projects—Billy quietly serving as a custodian and Betty helping […]

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]]> https://www.northwestleader.com/2020/think-need-start-calling-office-threaten/feed/ 0 The Necessary Slow & Unnoticed Work That We Must Do https://www.northwestleader.com/2016/necessary-slow-unnoticed-work-must/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2016/necessary-slow-unnoticed-work-must/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2016 13:00:03 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=5406 I’m reading a book by Zack Eswine right now and the title’s byline is: Discovering joy in our limitations through a daily apprenticeship with Jesus. Joy in our limitations?!!!??! You gotta be kidding me. My initial reaction to this idea is HELL-TO-THE-NO! And yet, I know full well that life, like construction projects, always takes longer […]

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]]> https://www.northwestleader.com/2014/beauty-flaw/feed/ 2 Beautiful Words https://www.northwestleader.com/2014/beautiful-words/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2014/beautiful-words/#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2014 15:05:04 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=4288 It’s time for Sunday Shout Outs – where I share some what I enjoyed from around the web this past week. I think you’ll also enjoy the beautiful words in these three blog posts:   This post, “Cough. Breathe. Cancer. Dance.” by Shawn Smucker.   This post, “His Love Made Me Fearless” by Cassi Clerget. […]

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