Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman » Thomas Merton https://www.northwestleader.com Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:24:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 Saving Quotes https://www.northwestleader.com/2016/saving-quotes/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2016/saving-quotes/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2016 17:01:13 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=5634 * pictured above: the town of Assisi, Italy —July 2013 I save quotes. In my phone. On my computer. Folders of them. Ever-growing, constantly adding. And there are times when I need them. When all the world seems to be busting apart at the seams, all hell breaking loose. When my peace has run away […]

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]]> https://www.northwestleader.com/2016/saving-quotes/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 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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]]> https://www.northwestleader.com/2016/job-love-others-without-stopping-inquire-whether-worthy/feed/ 3 We’re The Servers, Not The Saviors. https://www.northwestleader.com/2014/servers-saviors/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2014/servers-saviors/#comments Tue, 11 Feb 2014 16:07:30 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=3875 Did you know there are a number of individuals around the world who right now claim to be Jesus Christ? Here’s a short list of the “Top Men With A Messiah Complex” from the International Business Times… Álvaro Theiss , aka “Inri Cristo” from Brazil Alan John Miller, aka “Jesus Christ of Nazareth” (and his […]

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]]> https://www.northwestleader.com/2014/servers-saviors/feed/ 4 Catholics Aren’t Christian https://www.northwestleader.com/2013/catholics-arent-christian/ https://www.northwestleader.com/2013/catholics-arent-christian/#comments Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:08:06 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=3599 Growing up in Pentecostal church, I picked up on this idea: Catholics aren’t Christians. The typical charges against them were things like praying to Mary, worshiping the Pope, praying to the saints, and elevating the teachings of saints and church leaders to the same level as Scripture. They also had cool necklaces – and I […]

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