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Church Without All The BS

Brian Dolleman — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 20:52:52 +0000

These are the notes from my sermon preached on 11.21.21 at NWLife Church – the 9th in a series of 10 sermons based on the book of Nehemiah called “When Everything’s On Fire.” The title of my sermon today is: “Church Without All The BS.” Up to this point, Nehemiah has had quite the journey… A […]

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The Difference Between Being Motivated By Power And Being Motivated By Love

Brian Dolleman — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 21:30:51 +0000

The church has never done well when it was latched onto power. The church has always done better when it was on the margins. —Dr. Joseph B. Modica I suppose it would be a colossal understatement to say there is a lot of hierarchy in church. With all the titles and positions, posturing and power-grabbing, […]

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Now I See

Brian Dolleman — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 16:36:34 +0000

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now I am found, was blind, but now I see. —John Newton Now I see that God’s love does not seek value, it creates it. Now I see that my identity is a gift from God, not an […]

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God’s Lover’s Quarrel With The World

Brian Dolleman — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:57:11 +0000

*picture above: “Lover’s Quarrel with the World no. 3″ by Sarah Michelle On Sunday I spoke from Genesis – the story of Jacob and Esau. The point of the message was how Jacob had spent much of his life on the run—avoiding the uncomfortable and difficult in favor running to a new place… until that […]

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Favorite Books Read In 2016

Brian Dolleman — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 22:35:25 +0000

I thought I’d share the list of my favorite books read in 2016. A new thing (for me anyway) that I’ve been doing is reading poetry and fiction… I think Brian Zahnd convicted me with something he wrote that included the following quote from Eugene Peterson: Isn’t it odd that pastors, who are responsible for […]

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Saving Quotes

Brian Dolleman — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 17:01:13 +0000

* 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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