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Comment on Awakening by Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:02:42 +0000

I had an Awakening this week. I was helping at a youth outreach complete with messy games and lots of sub woofers. Students went up front to sing the worship songs and the older–I mean, “adults”–lined the back.

The whole thing really took me back.

I realized how much I miss watching students commit their lives to live for Christ.
I realized how deeply annoyed I get with the modern church.
I realized how many people it takes to do something big; and how big of a difference one person can make.

But most of all, i realized how much I love my family at Dialogue. It’s so easy to take our Thursdays and Sundays for granted. The work of creating and planning and studying and setting up can become a big distraction until it’s easy to actually believe that that is dialogue church.

I need more than that…

I need to sit down next to the people that I love and drink a cup of coffee and wonder at the mystery of God.
I crave the intimacy that only comes by enduring trials together.
I want to know more than your name–I want to listen to your stories.
I want to laugh together.
I need a church that doesn’t care if I cry.
I need dialogue church.

I am praying that we share the beauty that is dialogue church with our community; and that God would use dialogue to create an awakening.

Comment on Awakening by Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:52:38 +0000

I think the challenge to love people more than I ever thought I could has really been an awakening experience for me at Dialogue. I have always wanted to value people as they are, but at Dialogue, it was the first time where I was really challenged to see people in the same light and with the same grace that God sees them.

Comment on Awakening by Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:51:03 +0000

I remember that! We knew you guys were awesome before you even visited!!!

Comment on Things that are Awesome by Chloie

Chloie — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:34:04 +0000

1 Reading through all these again
2 Transformers!
3 Imagining tattoos I’ll never get
4 A good hair day
5 Compliments you’ve never gotten before
6 Ice breaker games
7 Burger King!
8 My beloved Spieldenner’s
9 Getting attacked by amazingly cute dogs when I get out of the car at Ryan and Jamie’s.
10 Being a part of something.
11 Reconnecting with some not-so-old friends
12 My best friend of all time talk to me.
13 This freaking website!
14 Jessica in general
15 The song ‘Chances’ on the radio

Comment on Awakening by Chloie

Chloie — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:13:48 +0000

I came to Dialogue through a recommendation. My youth Pastor [Nathan] at my old church knows Ryan and told me to find him. It took 3 months after I moved, but finally we arrived and fell in love with Dialogue’s mission. I remember walking up to Jamie and saying… I’m looking for Ryan, do you know who he is? In retrospect that’s hilarious now. And the first time I went, Ashlee sang How He Loves, and I cried and cried. Also, Jessica introduced herself and told me that Ryan had said that ‘some family with a daughter that has a lip piercing is coming.’ [I'm glad that's Nathan's only way to describe is the girl with a lip piercing... ]

Like all my Dialogue adventures, my first was humorous and an awakening experience.

Comment on Things that are Awesome by Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:07:13 +0000

I missed a conversation about Aladdin?! I love Aladdin!

Comment on Things that are Awesome by Hannah

Hannah — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 02:25:17 +0000

staying in pajamas all day.
watching movies with the family.
talking about ocd and aladin at thursdays nights.

Comment on Things that are Awesome by Ash

Ash — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:51:23 +0000

Growing up and realizing that there wasn’t a better place you could have been than with your family and your home church.

Comment on Things that are Awesome by Micah

Micah — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:49:27 +0000

being a part of dialogue

Comment on God is in the Details by Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:34:48 +0000

God is in the Details starts tomorrow!! I have a feeling it’s going to be a great series. Join us on Sunday mornings at 10:37a