Seasons of Life and Lessons in Staying and Letting Go
left to right: Martin, Director of Tauernhof, Richard, Charlie, board member of Tauernhof. “Stay a little longer” my friend Martin...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Oct 18, 2018
- 4 min
Time heals nothing
The show has an adopted child in the family – I’m an adopted child in my family. The sister among the siblings struggles with weight –...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Sep 29, 2018
- 4 min
“…the time we’ve been given” – The Why and How of a Personal Mission Statement
1. Coffee. Always first: Coffee 2. Bible reading while drinking the first cup. 3. Meditation (from the Bible reading) 4. Writing in the...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Apr 14, 2018
- 4 min
Facebook, Nazis, and Fake News – History shows our ongoing need for Discernment
Born in Germany and educated both there and at Oxford, Delmer was uniquely qualified to have a foot in both German and British culture, a...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Dec 2, 2017
- 12 min
The Disco Ball of Success, and What to do when You’re Blinded by it
Here’s a free chapter for all those folks you know in your lives who have walked the road of success for a bit of distance and are both...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Nov 4, 2017
- 2 min
Let the Journey Begin – An invitation to travel to the Alps with me
“Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing at all” is how Helen Keller put it. She’s was onto something, surely. When Dave...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Sep 4, 2017
- 3 min
38 thoughts on Marriage after 38 years.
My wife and I celebrated 38 years of married life yesterday. Here are 38 thoughts on what’s contributed to our marriage not just...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Jul 6, 2017
- 4 min
Fire: Getting it and Keeping it
Before burning season is over, though, we’re already on the prowl for new wood for the next season. It must be found, cut into pieces...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Feb 26, 2016
- 4 min
OE or OE? Choosing the Right Letters for Life
While you drink your tea (TEA!!! ugh), you scan your schedule and realize you have three difficult meetings today and then a...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Nov 29, 2015
- 4 min
Inside Out: In Praise of the Gift of Sadness
You, sent out beyond your recall, go to the limits of your longing. Embody me. Flare up like a flame and make big shadows I can move...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Aug 21, 2015
- 4 min
“Godspell” – Musings on the power of Art in God’s World
I’m 19 and a good friend had landed the part of Jesus in Godspell, so he invites me to see him on opening night. It’s been two years...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Jun 3, 2015
- 4 min
20 Years Our Home… and a time for everything
It was just over a year ago that my mom-in-law came to visit, and some health matters made it clear it would be best for her to stay with...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Dec 20, 2014
- 4 min
Ambition or Temptation? How to tell the difference
“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might…” The Preacher in Ecclesiastes I’m sure you’ve been there. You want...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Sep 19, 2014
- 2 min
Last Journey’s the Best
It’s our last hike, the end of our forty days trekking through the Alps together. I’ll begin teaching next week and thinking about...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Sep 10, 2014
- 3 min
Strength and Beauty are Vital – and Vital to Redefine
Less anticipated, though, was the extent to which the aesthetics of Alpine hospitality would so bless us. Little things, like a welcome...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Jul 14, 2014
- 5 min
“A different plan” – Three Postures you need when Change Comes Knocking
It was supposed to be the Cascades… I spoke with a couple last week who lost their child to cancer at the age of six. As we talked of...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Jun 24, 2014
- 4 min
95th minute… 50th year… 26th mile. Why Endurance Matters
every minute matters.. especially the last one!! I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith – Paul...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Jun 6, 2014
- 3 min
From Germany to Seattle – finding hope in the midst of grief
My oldest daughter is a Seattle Pacific Alum and writes from Germany this morning as she ponders the tragic shootings here in Seattle and...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Jun 3, 2014
- 4 min
Postcard from Fresno…
I process by writing… and I’m here in Fresno because my mom’s resting, and ready to go home and be with Jesus. Here’s what I’m thinking...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Dec 5, 2013
- 3 min
If soil could talk… life lessons from the history of a lake
lake. It’s about a half mile down to the park on the waterfront and when I arrive, the suns maybe 15 minutes from dipping below the Alps...
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