Richard DahlstromApr 272 minA dog, A mountain, and Finding Your Calling“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might…” The Preacher “Fan into flame the gift that was given you…” Paul the Apostle...
Richard DahlstromApr 144 minThe Glory of Descent - finding hope in loss and darkness For the most part conventional life pursuits are about ascent. Gain an education. Gain a good job. Gain net worth. Gain power and...
Richard DahlstromApr 107 minThe Single Greatest Barrier to Wholeness - and what to do about itAddiction. Idolatry. Your “besetting sin.” These three are synonymous, expressed through the lens of psychology, prophetic exposure,...
Richard DahlstromMar 292 minA report from Ukraine: pursuing wholeness during war? A few weeks ago I had the privilege of returning to Europe for teaching, first at a ski conference in Austria, and then at Bible School...
Richard DahlstromMar 46 min“More” - The What and Why behind my new YouTube Channel …the way out of sin is to see through the falsehood, to be really convinced that someone else is sustaining you, that you don't have to...
Richard DahlstromFeb 193 minShow and Tell - Sabbatical Life in pictures with an announcement at the end… These past weeks have been a rich gift of space between my previous role as Senior Pastor of a large urban church and my upcoming new...
Richard DahlstromFeb 54 minLessons from Space - insight from "the time between” I’ve been enjoying the gift of a sabbatical between my previous role as Senior Pastor of Bethany Community Church, and my upcoming role...
Richard DahlstromJan 276 minRoute 66 - The Path to a Life without Contingencies The ”Why” of cultivating these six values: The goal of life isn’t to experience comfort and pleasure, know bombproof financial security,...
Richard DahlstromJan 195 minRoute 66 - Six values for aging from a newly minted 66yr old I pop my touring skis on and begin a slow uphill climb over rain saturated snow on this perfectly typical northwest day. I’m grateful...
Richard DahlstromJan 105 minForgetting and Letting Go... valuable steps on the road to Wisdom I'm not posting regularly right now, as I'm on sabbatical, which this past week has consisted of living without electricity, and being...
Richard DahlstromDec 12, 20214 min“Selah”…and the power of rest My vocational season didn’t shift quietly, that’s for certain. There were large, and beautifully appropriate, public declarations about...
Richard DahlstromOct 13, 20216 minA New Season for me… and lessons about Guidance for youI’d just finished a meeting Saturday morning around a campfire in our backyard when they arrived. Our neighbor brought over the steps...
Richard DahlstromOct 2, 20214 minAll: The Power of Seeing Christ in Everything What follows isn’t from my new book, but it articulates the theme: We‘ll be at our best and get on with serving our world as people of...
Richard DahlstromSep 11, 20214 min20 Years after 9.11 - A new way of seeing is neededDo you remember being afraid of the dark? There’s something about not knowing ”what’s out there” that leads to speculation, which leads...
Richard DahlstromAug 17, 20216 minEye Contact: Why embodied presence matters for fellowship Two weeks ago, after enjoying a remarkable outing at Oracle Park in San Francisco, (home of the beloved Giants, whose logo alone evokes...
Richard DahlstromAug 4, 20215 minThe Power of Place and Hospitality Surely God is in this place and I didn't know it - Jacob the patriarch Do not neglect to show hospitality.... Hebrews 13 I walk into the...
Richard DahlstromJul 17, 20218 minThese Walls can Talk! A chat with the walls re: 46 years in a local church OK, there was a sixteen year break in the middle, I’ll grant you that. But I began attending Bethany Community Church in 1976, left...
Richard DahlstromJun 19, 20216 minPutting out the Fires of Division. Can it be done?“…keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.“ Paul the apostle “…dispense true justice and practice...
Richard DahlstromJun 1, 20213 minPrinciples for life enduranceNo doubt you know many people who have dropped out of some realm of life... their calling, their relationship with God, their involvement...
Richard DahlstromMay 31, 20211 minHebrews Session #3 We're learning to draw on the resources of Christ's life rather than our own resources - to eat from the fat of the land, rather than the...