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Richard Dahlstrom
May 6, 20143 min read
Fashionable Justice is Dangerous
It’s high time that the realities of suffering, racism, oppression, and ongoing injustice rose to the top of our collective...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Mar 19, 20145 min read
This one weird trick will change your life: Slow Down
Our children are growing, as we do too, slowly; imperceptibly every day. The meat in the crock pot is tenderizing; slowly. Our world,...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jan 3, 20144 min read
2014: A Better Path by Adjusting Values: more or less
this article reminds me that it makes sense to think about values. Here are some values that need adjusting… more or less. More...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 18, 20133 min read
“For All People…” Why the Radical Inclusiveness of Christmas matters.
When the angel announced good news of great joy for all people, the angel opened the door for a feisty conversation about who’s in and...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Oct 31, 20133 min read
The Most Important Thing You can do for your Transformation
previous post about “the end of sex as we know it” because it addresses an important trend in our culture. But a convergence of...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Aug 28, 20134 min read
When Everything’s Collapsing? The Ancient Paths
Meanwhile, our pop culture offers one of it’s stars at a music awards show and we’re struck with the realization that nobility,...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Aug 5, 20133 min read
When Life produces Too Much Life: The Value of Quitting
The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do. – Michael Porter There’s a forest in m Too many trees. Too many buds on the vine. ...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Oct 9, 20124 min read
Sexual Ethics – time for healthy conversations
woman caught in adultery to catch Jesus in a theological conundrum so that they could condemn him too. He’d have none of it, though, for...
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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
Jun 12, 20113 min read
The world is wide…and cold: Advice to dads from one who loves being one
“Why are you so far away?” writes one. “Because the world is wide and cold,” writes the other. “Alas.” “That is sad…” “Indeed.” As...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jun 7, 20114 min read
Skinny Church – the wrong fast for a hungry world
Vegetarian Myth (a favorite book of mine) takes pretty much the opposite approach. Back in the day, low fat was all the rage. Now it’s...
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Richard Dahlstrom
May 31, 20114 min read
Don’t find your passion—find your lover
what skills are needed to get to the future? Graduation is in the air, and David Brooks’ excellent article about the wrong-headed...
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Richard Dahlstrom
May 28, 20114 min read
Messiah complex and conventional wisdom: a marriage made in hell
trying to do everything everyone wants is killing us Two books found their way into my world this spring, and their convergence has...
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Richard Dahlstrom
May 6, 20113 min read
Slow down, breathe deep, pay attention
Those days are gone for now, and what I love about springtime is that I don’t need to move two feet in order to find immense beauty. I...
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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
Mar 31, 20113 min read
Appropriation: What it means, how it works, why it matters:
Can't stop thinking? You need...appropriation Have you ever woken in the middle of the night with your head swirling around ideas,...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Mar 21, 20113 min read
Crazy Confidence in a Shaky World
there's a new way to live...better, freer It’s available for all of us. It’s not contingent (thank God) on circumstances. It’s able to...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Mar 5, 20113 min read
Why Rest Matters
Every person is different, but this is not my favorite kind of week. The rhythm of restoration and output isn’t balanced in these kind...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jan 25, 20114 min read
Sexual Anarchy & Sexual Freedom
Whether it’s MTV’s newest show exploring the seemingly endless sexual appetites of some American teens, or the now famous Karen Owen F***...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 28, 20103 min read
First Resolution: five options for five minutes of prayer
I’ve felt this way too much in 2010, and so I’m heading back to “first things”, foundational truths that are considered foundational...
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