Science Camp…has just begun
Yes, the week on the island is over. The week of being thrown together with what appeared to the naked eye to be an utterly random...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- May 14, 2011
- 3 min
Weekend: Lessons from backyard and bible
While on the surface, they appear to be two wildly different worlds, they came together this morning in my quiet moments in the backyard....
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Richard Dahlstrom
- May 6, 2011
- 3 min
Slow down, breathe deep, pay attention
Those days are gone for now, and what I love about springtime is that I don’t need to move two feet in order to find immense beauty. I...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Apr 30, 2011
- 3 min
In secret: the value of humility and anonymity
In my readings for the upcoming symposium of faith and science that I’m attending, I’ve discovered that the deeper one goes down the...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Apr 19, 2011
- 3 min
Insanity antidote: simplicity
our economy: climbing without a rope If you’re reading these words, you’re likely among the top 10% of wealthiest people in the world....
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Mar 26, 2011
- 4 min
Like snow melting…give it time
sometimes the water just sits there “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, And do not return there without watering the...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Dec 16, 2010
- 3 min
Truth Sandwich: The bun matters
Always. This week I’ve been pondering how truth changes our lives, wondering if words are enough. I use words all the time to share...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Oct 30, 2010
- 1 min
Colors… and “The Colors of Hope”
We could ponder beauty together, asking why these colors inspire, or sooth. We could talk about God’s faithfulness and the beauty of...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Oct 15, 2010
- 2 min
The Sabbath
I come home from days of meetings in the summer, and often want to go do a little local climbing, or walk around the lake by my house....
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Oct 6, 2010
- 2 min
Belayed for life…
7:00 AM. We leave the Denny’s parking lot just as the sky behind the Cascades to the east is brightening, as we drive together up a road...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Sep 9, 2010
- 4 min
The Healer speaks through the stars…
silence and stars - God's elixir If there’s a time for everything, then there’s a time for grenades of darkness to pummel our souls,...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Aug 30, 2010
- 3 min
Surf’s Up…NOW!
I grew up in Central California, closer to mountains than water. When I attended college on the coast, those pesky architecture labs and...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Aug 18, 2010
- 3 min
The gift of rhythm
1. The rhythm of the seasons. The days are palpably shorter. Pre-season football has started, and the blueberries are ripe on the lower...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Jul 26, 2010
- 3 min
Hot Times aren’t ahead – they’re here.
can you spot a trend? Did you know that in 1940, our food system produced 2.3 calories of food energy for every calorie of fossil fuel it...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Jul 8, 2010
- 3 min
The kids at the camp…
like kids in a candy shop Tuesday, 3:30 PM, Forest Falls, California, by the side of the swimming pool. I’m spending an hour lazing in...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Jul 2, 2010
- 4 min
Capture!
mountains her medium - God her teacher It’s been quite a week. Having driven my oldest to the airport last week for her move to Europe...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Jun 28, 2010
- 3 min
The Symphony of Creation, or debates about the manuscript?
I have “young earth” friends. I also have friends who believe the earth is billions of years old, and love Christ deeply. The debate...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Jun 15, 2010
- 2 min
Fries and Fast Cars…the problem with oil
Deep water wells are being drilled because we need the oil – all of us. We need oil because we want the cheap food, fortified with...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Jun 2, 2010
- 3 min
Evolution, Waltke, and the Pandora Problem…
As a result, though, I’ve become way less tolerant of normal radio, which forces me to endure tastes other than my own, if only for a...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- May 31, 2010
- 2 min
The things we picked up…step by step
smores were eaten step by step and we've come this far I’m taking a break from the news, for at least this one moment in time. Instead...
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