Richard DahlstromApr 11, 20194 min“We will not be silent”… will we?Taproot Theatre in Seattle is presently running a play about one of my faith heroes, Sophie Scholl. Along with her brother Hans, these...
Richard DahlstromJan 14, 20193 minPost Modernity Grows Up, Functioning Shuts DownThose who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. Voltaire. You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you...
Richard DahlstromApr 14, 20184 minFacebook, Nazis, and Fake News – History shows our ongoing need for DiscernmentBorn in Germany and educated both there and at Oxford, Delmer was uniquely qualified to have a foot in both German and British culture, a...
Richard DahlstromMar 16, 20184 minA Pilgrimage to find Couragea few of the thousands save by courage, hospitality, and generosity. Every time I travel in Europe I try to read some European history,...
Richard DahlstromOct 17, 20174 min#metooThanks be to God, the tide is turning. Bill Clinton and Anthony Weiner occurred at a time when they were viewed as isolated incidents...
Richard DahlstromFeb 10, 20174 minImmigration is about Kingdom Ethics, not Party PreferenceA letter in the Washington Post This week World Relief bought space in the Washington Post in order to invite President Trump to...
Richard DahlstromOct 21, 20163 minA letter to men:Words matter. Mr. Trump spoke on the bus about making unwanted sexual advances and literally grabbing women. He spoke to Howard Stern...
Richard DahlstromMar 22, 20166 minLightening Our Loads: Musings on Genocide in Holy WeekIt’s nothing new. And further, it’s nothing new to note that it’s all being done in God’s name by both sides. Giving a soldier a Bible...
Richard DahlstromDec 11, 20153 minWhile the world goes mad, Four Things We KNOWMourning at a stadium in San Bernadino Behind the holiday lights, both here in Europe and back home in the USA, the waves of unhappy news...
Richard DahlstromNov 14, 20155 minDead Flies, and the Overconfidence of Darkness – Early reflections on Paris“And in His name all oppression shall cease…” These were the lyrics coming from the speakers yesterday afternoon when I discovered...
Richard DahlstromDec 2, 20144 minAll I want for Christmas is: A Vision for UnityThat’s because I live in a different world. I live in a world where I know more and more people who are coming out of closet; they’re...
Richard DahlstromNov 19, 20144 minPursuing Peace – to what end?As a result, I’ve had time to think, and the convergence zone of some teaching I’m doing for staff at the church I lead, and my reading...
Richard DahlstromOct 11, 20144 min“Boots on the Ground – Or Heads in the Clouds” – The biggest challenge ChrisIn two weeks I’ll be home, preparing to meet people in the church I lead who I haven’t seen in nearly three months. Their priceless gift...
Richard DahlstromSep 13, 20143 minThe War of Fog – 3 truths for Living with Clarity in Zero VisibilityWe’re waiting for the cable car that will haul us up to the Douglass Hut, the base from which we’ll be hiking over a couple of passes to...
Richard DahlstromAug 12, 20143 minComing off the mountain: Ebola, Suicide, and TerrorThese prayers, though, are also very provincial. They’re about our real situation because mostly, this is what we know about when we’re...
Richard DahlstromJul 17, 20143 minObscurity has its privileges. Answers to feelings of insignificance.In just a few short days, my wife and I will be off to Europe where we’ll trek through the Alps, fully expecting to find the fingerprints...
Richard DahlstromMay 7, 20143 minFashionable Justice is DangerousIt’s high time that the realities of suffering, racism, oppression, and ongoing injustice rose to the top of our collective...
Richard DahlstromApr 29, 20146 minIn praise of healthy lamentDissociative disorder is defined as a “disruption or breakdown of memory, awareness, identity or perception.” It’s a common occurrence...
Richard DahlstromMar 29, 20147 minWorld Vision defies Physics: Church’s REACTION is bigger than WV’s action, and sadequal and opposite reaction. Likely true in the world of matter, but this week evangelicals managed to prove that Newton’s law bears no...
Richard DahlstromJan 16, 20144 minReal Housewives of Mesopotamia – and what we can learn from themAnd so begins a mini drama where Abraham’s wife is taken by force because of her beauty and offered to the harem of the highest leader in...