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Richard Dahlstrom
Mar 3, 20154 min read
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
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
Jan 19, 20154 min read
The Art of Paying Attention, courtesy of Seattle Seahawks
The touchdown pass in overtime yesterday shook the city. Literally. The stadium was equipped with earthquake censors for some tests,...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Oct 18, 20145 min read
After Failure – The next steps matter most. What to avoid and what to do.
Failure isn’t really the main problem in this world. There are remedies for failures, and often clear steps to take so that in the wake...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Sep 19, 20142 min read
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 13, 20143 min read
The War of Fog – 3 truths for Living with Clarity in Zero Visibility
We’re waiting for the cable car that will haul us up to the Douglass Hut, the base from which we’ll be hiking over a couple of passes to...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Sep 7, 20144 min read
35 thoughts on marriage, after 35 years
Today I’ll get on a bus with my wife and travel from Freiberg, Germany to Munich and then a train from there to Schladming, Austria, on...
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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 11, 20144 min read
Fiercely Interdependent
Fiercely Interdependent – My sunglasses had disappeared the night before, and this, along with some other things, meant that we were...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Aug 5, 20144 min read
Kindness shown to strangers…
“I was a stranger…” It’s Saturday when we leave Schladming, Austria, a town with which I’m familiar through twenty years of visits for...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 22, 20144 min read
Light for Light – The joyous necessity of shedding Stuff
All this has been unfolding at the same time I’ve been preparing to embark on a sabbatical journey, which will begin with 40 days of...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 7, 20144 min read
Adaptation to sameness – a skill to nurture and keep
The training of the body of is vital for people like us, who have spent most of our waking hours during adulthood sitting in chairs. ...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jun 10, 20142 min read
Stones, Doors, and the vital necessity of remembering
Today’s “door picture” will remind us of my wife’s 13 years of faithful service at Seattle Pacific University. Where, in the wake of...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jun 6, 20143 min read
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, 20144 min read
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
May 14, 20144 min read
Why “fear of death tomorrow” prevents “joy of life today”
a book about the importance of opening oneself to direct encounter with creation, in preparation for a 40 day hike in the Alps this...
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Richard Dahlstrom
May 9, 20147 min read
Success, Sabbaticals, Loss, and Heading to the Alps
If success is a mountain, I’m an accidental climber. Has it ever happened to you? You’ve been working hard for goals you believe in for...
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