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Jimmy Carter: A Case Study in Christ Ethics
Our nation pauses this week to remember the life and legacy of Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States. Since his death...
Richard Dahlstrom
Jan 76 min read
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The Italian Job: The Murder of a Healthcare CEO as an Ethics Case Study
Note: In these paragraphs, I look at the important difference between individual and systemic sin, and why addressing both is the key to...
Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 21, 20248 min read
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Wicked: Singing a Cry for Shalom (Ethics series part 2)
This past week I saw the movie version of the musical Wicked . Not knowing the plot line, I was looking forward to an afternoon of light...
Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 9, 20248 min read
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The Ethics of Being Light - an introduction
It’s dark when I wake up this time of year. Very dark, especially where we live, in the cloudy northwest, in the forest, in a place with...
Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 1, 20247 min read
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Heart Health for the Holidays
I’ll be writing about some weightier matters here soon, but for this week, as the holiday season begins, I want to invite you to a life...
Richard Dahlstrom
Nov 27, 20245 min read
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Rooted & Stable: No Matter Who Wins
The level of anxiety right now in American culture is palpable, but it's not just America. It seems that people around the globe have a...
Richard Dahlstrom
Oct 10, 20245 min read
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‘The Light in the Wardrobe’ Finding Your Best Life by trusting 'the fall line' more than planning
We couldn’t find the campsite this past Monday evening up near Mt Baker, so instead of camping, we walked around ‘picture lake’ at dusk...
Richard Dahlstrom
Sep 28, 20247 min read
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When Prayers are a Bad Idea
Why have we fasted, and you see it not? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?’ Behold, in the day of your...
Richard Dahlstrom
Sep 5, 20244 min read
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Shalom Living - A Practical Path to Daily Peace
NOTE: Whether it’s the bestselling ‘The Anxious Generation’ , the timeless plots from Shakespeare revealing humanity’s seeming addiction...
Richard Dahlstrom
Aug 28, 20249 min read
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Domination: The ‘Why’ of evil, fear, anxiety and violence
As you might know, I’m presently writing about the two fundamental paradigms that have governed humanity for all time. I’m doing this...
Richard Dahlstrom
Aug 16, 20247 min read
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Catching Fire: Steps to lighting the hidden kindling in our lives
My father-in-law accidentally bought a wood stove shop over 40 years ago. He thought he simply bought a building, but apparently didn’t...
Richard Dahlstrom
Aug 13, 20247 min read
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Domination or Shalom: Your Most Vital Choice...Choose Wisely!
A recent article highlighted a conversation in England about the degree to which some caretakers of public spaces are struggling to deal...
Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 12, 20246 min read
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Rex Lex vs Lex Rex
NOTE: I posted this on Facebook earlier this week, and because of the large response, though it appropriate to share with those who...
Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 3, 20242 min read
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Reading (and Writing) Summer 24
It's been a very long time since I was able to write here because, while my official retirement from my role at Bethany Community Church...
Richard Dahlstrom
Jun 15, 20248 min read
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"this ad is bulls*&%$" - the challenge of knowing truth in this era and why it matters
A mutual friend was watching the super bowl with a group of people who aren't Christ followers. He shared that when the ad about Jesus...
Richard Dahlstrom
Feb 14, 20245 min read
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Face to Face Social Connections: For Faith and Heart Health
NOTE: This is part of a series about heart health, based on the premise that “what’s good the heart (physical) is good for the heart...
Richard Dahlstrom
Jan 22, 20245 min read
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Four Values to Define 2024
I’m generally an optimist, but looking ahead to 2024 is challenging that tendency. The wars, violence, tribalism, loneliness, addiction,...
Richard Dahlstrom
Jan 2, 20245 min read
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Chosen to shine. The (true) Tale of an "Advent Tree"
(Not once upon a time, but just a few weeks ago in real life)…there was a lady of the forest. She loved the trees and walked among them,...
Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 15, 20234 min read
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Move! The Spirit’s “why” for exercise
If you’ll recall, we’re in a series about the health of the heart, and exploring the sweet spot where the physical heart overlaps with...
Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 9, 20237 min read
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The Vagus Nerve: Where Spirit meets Body meets Jesus
Note to reader: This is part three in a series about the relationship between your spiritual health and the health of your spiritual...
Richard Dahlstrom
Nov 27, 20236 min read
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