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Aug 24, 20194 min read

Guarding My Heart – Lessons learned from Running Slow

Today I finished a full loop from my tiny house, a full 3.5 miles, with only a little bit of walking and I can safely say that I’m nearly...

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Richard Dahlstrom

Jul 27, 20194 min read

Meditation: Good for the heart; the literal one that pumps your blood

Meanwhile, there’s a verse in the Bible that says, “above all else guard your heart”, for from it flow the wellsprings of life.” I’ve...

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Dear Green Lake: Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year

Richard Dahlstrom

Dec 29, 20182 min read

Dear Green Lake: Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year

Dear Green Lake Before my five year departure from Washington, I walked the frozen shores with the woman who is now my wife and after...

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Steal, Kill, and Destroy – Stealing our Healthy Sexual Identity

Richard Dahlstrom

Aug 10, 20174 min read

Steal, Kill, and Destroy – Stealing our Healthy Sexual Identity

Continuing in a series of looking at ways in which the gifts God wants us to know and enjoy are stolen from us, this entry and the next...

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You Can’t Live on Adrenaline Forever – A call to rest

Richard Dahlstrom

Feb 21, 20175 min read

You Can’t Live on Adrenaline Forever – A call to rest

In quietness and confidence is your strength – Isaiah the prophet God, in infinite wisdom, has given us a credit card for energy. It’s...

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Richard Dahlstrom

Oct 21, 20163 min read

A letter to men:

Words matter. Mr. Trump spoke on the bus about making unwanted sexual advances and literally grabbing women. He spoke to Howard Stern...

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Forest Bathing as a Vision for the Church

Richard Dahlstrom

Aug 11, 20167 min read

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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Good Leadership: “Reserve Capacity” and 3 ways to develop it

Richard Dahlstrom

Mar 6, 20154 min read

Good Leadership: “Reserve Capacity” and 3 ways to develop it

What is reserve capacity and how is it developed? Read on: “If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you...

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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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Rethinking the Body, Aging, and Movement – 4 Vital Ideas

Richard Dahlstrom

Sep 25, 20145 min read

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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Strength and Beauty are Vital – and Vital to Redefine

Richard Dahlstrom

Sep 10, 20143 min read

Strength and Beauty are Vital – and Vital to Redefine

Less anticipated, though, was the extent to which the aesthetics of Alpine hospitality would so bless us. Little things, like a welcome...

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Adaptation to sameness – a skill to nurture and keep

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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Achilles Heal: Lessons for life and leadership learned from a tendon

Richard Dahlstrom

May 27, 20145 min read

Achilles Heal: Lessons for life and leadership learned from a tendon

The Achilles story is appropriate because this tendon seems the bane of countless athletes. Anatomy for Runners tells the story of a...

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Why “fear of death tomorrow” prevents “joy of life today”

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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Success, Sabbaticals, Loss, and Heading to the Alps

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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This one weird trick will change your life: Slow Down

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

Feb 26, 20145 min read

Setbacks and Overcoming – The first is assured; the second is optional.

sometimes your world gets shattered Dream big and work hard for it, because doing so takes you places — not always where you want, but...

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The Seahawks: Finding Christ in Football Culture

Richard Dahlstrom

Jan 7, 20148 min read

The Seahawks: Finding Christ in Football Culture

My friend Matthew Kaemingk is a theologian and a sports fan. His guest post today shows us how these two worlds intersect if we’re...

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Recovering the Body before its completely dead.

Richard Dahlstrom

Nov 13, 20134 min read

Recovering the Body before its completely dead.

“the end of sex” as we know it, referencing an article about the dramatically diminishing sex lives of Japanese young people, as the joy...

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The End of Sex as we know it – and what to do about it (embodiment pt 2)

Richard Dahlstrom

Oct 23, 20134 min read

The End of Sex as we know it – and what to do about it (embodiment pt 2)

“Japan’s under-40s appear to be losing interest in conventional relationships. Millions aren’t even dating, and increasing numbers can’t...

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