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Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 12, 20193 min read
Losing and Finding Our Truest Self
You know the sayings? “Old gardeners never die; they just recede” or “Old realtors never die; they just become listless.” They’re ways...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Feb 14, 20193 min read
When God was a Bird – A Book about Finding God in Creation
Somewhere in between the micro of the atom and macro of the universe, reside the flora and fauna we encounter on a regular basis in our...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Oct 18, 20184 min read
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
Jan 25, 20185 min read
Leadership Beneath the Surface: Paying attention to the Invisible
This stuff has value. This stuff has limited value. It has value because everyone could use a motivational shot in the arm, a reminder...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 29, 20174 min read
Steal, Kill, and Destroy – Stealing Time
I tell you not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. Matthew 6:29 It’s wildflower season in the mountains, and...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Sep 27, 20166 min read
Handel and Messiah – Tearing Hearts Open since 1742
Joyful Noise at Taproot Theater is not to be missed. I’ve been to lots of funerals, partly because I’m a pastor and partly because death...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Sep 1, 20165 min read
Playlists – Memorial Stones for the 21st Century
retrieving our car meant enjoying this view again today! My wife and I recently returned from a beautiful adventure, hiking 50 miles of...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Aug 26, 20165 min read
Completion as a Starting Point
I started a little vacation about a week ago. The plan was to hike a big chunk of the Pacific Crest Trail with my wife of nearly 37...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jun 18, 20163 min read
The Death of Mourning – And the Need for its Resurrection
there’s a time to mourn… There were times, not so long ago, when mourning was the first response to tragedy. This is appropriate. When...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Aug 21, 20154 min read
“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
Apr 1, 20154 min read
Steps to Peace – Jesus’ style (part 1)
“Peace be to you” says Jesus, standing in the midst of the disciples, in a room with a locked door where he’s suddenly appeared without...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Mar 21, 20154 min read
Revival Story… My Loss and Recovery of Love
Truth be told though, the ocean of details can conspire with my own Type A personality and propensity to get anxious about stuff, and...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Feb 27, 20154 min read
5 Sentences: The Wisest Advice I’ve ever Received
1. Make knowing God the number one priority in your life. This was the word spoken to me from Jeremiah 9 when I was 20 years old and I...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Sep 23, 20145 min read
Five Values for Sustainable Leadership (pt 2).
just to be loved… can it be enough? My previous post offered the first two of five essential values for leaders to nurture and develop if...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Sep 21, 20144 min read
“Five Values for Sustainable Leadership”, vital for churches, families, calling (part 1)
Will you still be using your gifts at 83 like Fred Beckey is here? I hope so. My predecessor at the church I lead in Seattle served that...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Aug 31, 20143 min read
Where am I?
(I’m happy to introduce the guest author for this post as my hiking partner, best friend, and one week from today, wife of 35 years!...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Aug 25, 20144 min read
The Wind of the Spirit – blowing plans away day by day
Our view of guidance is important, because unless we believe God can still direct our lives, orchestrating encounters, moving us to...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Aug 12, 20143 min read
Coming off the mountain: Ebola, Suicide, and Terror
These prayers, though, are also very provincial. They’re about our real situation because mostly, this is what we know about when we’re...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 29, 20144 min read
Eternity in our hearts – Leaning into our longings
Most years, the first or second week of December, I’m in the little town of Schladming, in the Austrian Alps, to teach at a Bible school...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 14, 20145 min read
“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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