The Disciplines of Self Care – (Why your Oxygen mask must go on first)
Years ago I found myself in a debate over an organization’s mission statement. At the time it read, “meeting people at their point of...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Feb 14, 2019
- 3 min
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
- May 22, 2018
- 3 min
The Collapse of Everything, and Why it’s a Source of Hope
Plunge your pole, hard, into the place you anticipate placing your foot. Look carefully. Step quickly. Go! They’ve collapsed under my...
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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
- Oct 7, 2017
- 3 min
Soil Conditions for seeds of hope – Lessons learned on a bike ride
It’s no news that we live in a world of increasing insanity, where daily headlines serve to remind us that humanity is collectively, like...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Jul 26, 2017
- 5 min
Steal, Kill, and Destroy – Killing Hope
Even the desert will bloom… Note: I’m presently offering a short series of the many ways in which our enemy seeks to steal, kill, and...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Sep 1, 2016
- 5 min
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, 2016
- 5 min
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
- Aug 11, 2016
- 7 min
Forest Bathing as a Vision for the Church
Scientists are discovering that humans are also profound beneficiaries of the forest. “Forsest Bathing”, which simply means to walk in a...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Jul 25, 2016
- 8 min
Beating Fear with Seven Words for Seven Summits
NOTE: This is from a chapter entitled, “Exposure”. I deal with the deadly life shrinking nature of fear in this post. Sorry it’s...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Apr 18, 2016
- 6 min
Into the fog of discipleship…step by step
All right then. It will be a day to put on the touring skis, which means attaching friction creating skins to the base of the skis and...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Mar 21, 2015
- 4 min
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
- Mar 3, 2015
- 4 min
Setting Your Sights Higher: Why “Right Intentions” Matter so much
“Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the elders of Israel, and you shall worship at a distance. Moses...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Dec 17, 2014
- 4 min
Beauty and Brokenness – Living in the Tension
I’m happy to offer a repost today of something offered earlier this summer during my sabbatical because it seems so very appropriate...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Dec 12, 2014
- 4 min
Rhythm: Why You Need it – How you get it.
I’m sitting here on my weekly day of Sabbath, staring out the window at fir trees laden with wet, dripping life down onto the soil and...
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Richard Dahlstrom
- Sep 25, 2014
- 5 min
Rethinking the Body, Aging, and Movement – 4 Vital Ideas
“we started when we were kids and just never stopped” when are you too old to ride your bike to church? They’re brothers, these two guys...
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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
- Aug 31, 2014
- 3 min
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, 2014
- 4 min
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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