Practical Forest Faith in 4 Parts
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(1)Every morning I wake up and walk to my office where I enjoy a cup of coffee and a short reading from the Bible. Then I do a little...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- May 4
- 5 min
Two Realities - is one more real? The importance living out from the right paradigm
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(1)(taken from my 4.28.23 morning journal entry) Problem #1: WE LIVE IN A WORLD BUILT ON DOMINATION SYSTEMS this, I wonder, is perhaps the...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Apr 11
- 2 min
Practice Resurrection
It’s not my poem… but it’s my sentiment. Thanks to Wendell Barry for decades of calling us to our higher, truer selves. Love the quick...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Apr 8
- 6 min
Two Kinds of Crosses: Good Friday Observations in the midst of madness
Earlier this week I was making my way down the mountain to do some shopping and on the way heard an interview of the author of “A Fever...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Mar 22
- 7 min
Living out from the Deeper Magic
We tend to live our lives on the surface: buying and selling, marrying and raising children, accumulating experiences and stuff, getting...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Jan 21
- 5 min
Share it! Why you need to be giving yourself away
Note: In my previous post, I laid the foundation of "REST" as one of three principles needed if we're to remain on a trajectory toward...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Jan 5
- 8 min
Three Key Words for 2023
If you had to pick a single word and let it sink so deeply into the fibers of your being, determining your priorities and mindset, what...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Dec 22, 2022
- 5 min
Receiving Gifts - harder, and more important, than you might believe
"I'm tired of not being enough - not disciplined enough, good enough, pure enough, smart enough. All religion has done is given me a...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Nov 19, 2022
- 7 min
Companionship with Christ - Life's best gift, seen through a dog's eyes
If everyone's weary in different ways from these past years, I think my weariness centers most around esoteric arguments over theological...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Oct 28, 2022
- 4 min
True Colors: The Necessity of Loss and Change in our Lives
A walk around Gold Creek Pond has, for the years I've lived here in the mountains, always been an act of worship. This year, the seasons...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Oct 17, 2022
- 4 min
An encouraging word for those who are anxious - plus a new video
The World is on fire and getting hotter - The war in Ukraine has escalated to the place where nuclear rhetoric is getting loud, leaving...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Sep 28, 2022
- 7 min
Digest these Four Truths Daily for your humble journey to wholeness
Everyone's looking for something; meaning, peace, security, intimacy, hope, satisfaction, security, and much more. Everyone's looking for...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Sep 10, 2022
- 5 min
Ground Truth - The Most Important Habit you need
I want to let you know about what I have found to be the most important habit in my life these days, and why I think you should make it a...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Aug 21, 2022
- 8 min
Habits for Wholeness: The Need for spirit/soul/body Hormesis
Hormesis: a theoretical phenomenon in which something that produces harmful biological effects at moderate to high doses may produce...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Jul 31, 2022
- 4 min
Avalanches and Authoritians… how to avoid following toxic leaders
If you click on this link, you can read an essay about the avalanche at Stevens Pass that killed three and injured one in 2012. It’s...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Jul 23, 2022
- 3 min
“Salvation” - transaction or gift?
As I prepare to teach the famous “prodigal son” parable from the Bible for the church I serve, I’m struck once again by how the notion of...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Jul 2, 2022
- 5 min
January 6th Hearings: Truth and Light are not political matters
“…for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light9 (for the fruit of light is found in...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Jun 17, 2022
- 4 min
Three Final N’s regarding Calling: No Striving, Nurture Communion, Next Steps
There are lots of steps on the journey to wholeness including: becoming confident regarding our truest and deepest identity, gaining...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- May 17, 2022
- 3 min
The Algebra of Your Life: x+y=Calling
As you might know, I believe there are six foundational questions that every person answers, either intentionally or subconsciously. How...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
A 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...
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