Thanksgiving Tips for Civil Conversation: Embrace the Exile
Christ followers are exiles. Accept it. We always have been, always will be. When Paul said “maranatha” in I Corinthians 16:22 he was...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Feb 26, 20164 min read
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 19, 20144 min read
Pursuing 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...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jun 14, 20114 min read
A better story…on what to do with the rest of your life, and saying yes
CEZ, OVC, ‘letter of invitation’, MOU, developing world, US Embassy, PEPFAR, cultural assimilation. These are words I never expected to...
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Richard Dahlstrom
May 26, 20112 min read
The rest of the story—and a way to share it
Westboro Baptist church is planning a protest for President Obama’s visit to Joplin, Mo., to inflict a little hate and misery, in Jesus’...
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Richard Dahlstrom
May 2, 20112 min read
Hope has primary colors…
Do justice – like my friends at International Justice Mission who are working to end human slavery, or my friend Walter who’s saving...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jan 13, 20113 min read
Climbing Kilimanjaro step by step – Lessons for America from Africa
We encountered so much in the previous 8 days that it seems like a lifetime ago when last I was in Seattle. Before we leave, I wanted to...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 24, 20101 min read
Good News…Great Joy…All People
I hope you’ll pause now and celebrate with me, as you look at this brief video that offers thanks to Spilling Hope (look, especially, at...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 22, 20103 min read
Christmas Vacation: filling hospitality with joy instead of tension
Looking for a better way of being together than “Christmas Vacation”? read on: “Dwelling” is a great word. It can mean the space in...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 9, 20103 min read
What to do with your extra Tunics
Blogging has allowed me to meet people from all over the world, and I’m happy to introduce one of them to you in todays guest post....
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Richard Dahlstrom
Nov 16, 20103 min read
The Perfect Storm: Finding Liberty in Simplicity
shoeless shoes, pondering the fresh health I’m enjoying in my running because I’ve been liberated from the belief that the foot needs...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Aug 11, 20102 min read
Looking for “more” or “less”?
The hard place: The most popular article in the NY Times this morning questions the premise that we’ll be happy if we buy more stuff....
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 14, 20102 min read
“humanity”…or the person next to me?
I’m reading some Russian classics this summer, and was recently reminded of this quote, one of my favorites. Our friend Fyoder has put...
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