Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman » Questions https://www.northwestleader.com Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:24:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 Getting Over My Hatred For Small Talk Means I Need Better Questions https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/getting-hatred-small-talk-means-need-better-questions/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2017/getting-hatred-small-talk-means-need-better-questions/#comments Thu, 15 Jun 2017 13:00:29 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6132 As an introvert, small talk is my kryptonite. I can literally feel the life draining out of me as I’m hit with, “What do you do for a living?” or “Did you see that Mariner’s game last night?” or “How you doing, Bro?” What usually follows are some quick answers, awkward pauses, and a drummed-up […]

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]]> https://www.northwestleader.com/2016/place-life-can-viewed-lived-redemptively/feed/ 0 Are We Big Enough For Questions? Do We Remain Capable Of Conversation? https://www.northwestleader.com/2016/big-enough-questions-remain-capable-conversation/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2016/big-enough-questions-remain-capable-conversation/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2016 18:47:13 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=5542 *picture above: playing dominoes with my friend (and partner for the game) Anthony *     *     *     * A few weeks ago, I went to a birthday party for my friend Anthony. Somehow I got the time mixed up (probably because I didn’t ask the right questions ahead of time) […]

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]]> https://www.northwestleader.com/2016/big-enough-questions-remain-capable-conversation/feed/ 2 From Addie Zierman: 10 Questions To Ask Instead Of “How’s Your Walk With God?” https://www.northwestleader.com/2016/addie-zierman-10-questions-ask-instead-hows-walk-god/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2016/addie-zierman-10-questions-ask-instead-hows-walk-god/#comments Sun, 22 May 2016 13:00:02 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=5539 I loved this post from Addie Zierman: 10 Questions to Ask Instead of “How’s Your Walk With God?” Here are a few of my favorite lines… It’s a subtle shift in language, but an important one. After all, there are a million miles between what should be and what is, and so many of the Christian Living books and […]

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