#discipleship 2/3

Toward Wholeness Blog

Richard Dahlstrom

Jul 5, 20166 min read

Mythical Freedom and Real Freedom

But what does “the land of the free” really mean? And in what sense are we free? The questions weren’t political for me this year but...

23 views0 comments

Into the fog of discipleship…step by step

Richard Dahlstrom

Apr 18, 20166 min read

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...

13 views0 comments

While the world goes mad, Four Things We KNOW

Richard Dahlstrom

Dec 11, 20153 min read

While the world goes mad, Four Things We KNOW

Mourning at a stadium in San Bernadino Behind the holiday lights, both here in Europe and back home in the USA, the waves of unhappy news...

9 views0 comments

Richard Dahlstrom

Oct 6, 20152 min read

When shoot happens… what happens next?

By now, unless the shooting is personal, we Americans know the drill quite well. Our president will stand up and talk about the need for...

3 views0 comments

Identity Theft – It’s not what you think. It’s worse.

Richard Dahlstrom

Aug 1, 20154 min read

Identity Theft – It’s not what you think. It’s worse.

But now here you are, seated and in your right mind, wondering how it happened that you were a different person yesterday. The answer’s...

23 views0 comments

Richard Dahlstrom

Apr 28, 20154 min read

Finding Hope in the midst of Setbacks

It turned dark late this past Friday afternoon, and the mixed snow and rain turned to just snow, pure and white, cold in her beauty,...

7 views0 comments

Richard Dahlstrom

Apr 14, 20153 min read

Steps to Peace, Jesus Style (part 2)

We know the Bible, the words on scroll, know it like the back of our hands. But the Bible doesn’t bring peace. Neither does...

20 views0 comments

Richard Dahlstrom

Apr 1, 20154 min read

Steps to Peace – Jesus’ style (part 1)

“Peace be to you” says Jesus, standing in the midst of the disciples, in a room with a locked door where he’s suddenly appeared without...

9 views0 comments

5 Sentences: The Wisest Advice I’ve ever Received

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...

5 views0 comments

Beauty and Brokenness – Living in the Tension

Richard Dahlstrom

Dec 17, 20144 min read

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...

1 view0 comments

Rhythm: Why You Need it – How you get it.

Richard Dahlstrom

Dec 12, 20144 min read

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...

32 views0 comments

All I want for Christmas is: A Vision for Unity

Richard Dahlstrom

Dec 2, 20144 min read

All I want for Christmas is: A Vision for Unity

That’s because I live in a different world. I live in a world where I know more and more people who are coming out of closet; they’re...

8 views0 comments

“Boots on the Ground – Or Heads in the Clouds” – The biggest challenge Chris

Richard Dahlstrom

Oct 11, 20144 min read

“Boots on the Ground – Or Heads in the Clouds” – The biggest challenge Chris

In two weeks I’ll be home, preparing to meet people in the church I lead who I haven’t seen in nearly three months. Their priceless gift...

8 views0 comments

“Five Values for Sustainable Leadership”, vital for churches, families, calling (part 1)

Richard Dahlstrom

Sep 21, 20144 min read

“Five Values for Sustainable Leadership”, vital for churches, families, calling (part 1)

Will you still be using your gifts at 83 like Fred Beckey is here? I hope so. My predecessor at the church I lead in Seattle served that...

5 views0 comments

Obscurity has its privileges. Answers to feelings of insignificance.

Richard Dahlstrom

Jul 17, 20143 min read

Obscurity has its privileges. Answers to feelings of insignificance.

In just a few short days, my wife and I will be off to Europe where we’ll trek through the Alps, fully expecting to find the fingerprints...

4 views0 comments

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. ...

2 views0 comments

95th minute… 50th year… 26th mile. Why Endurance Matters

Richard Dahlstrom

Jun 24, 20144 min read

95th minute… 50th year… 26th mile. Why Endurance Matters

every minute matters.. especially the last one!! I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith – Paul...

3 views0 comments

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...

5 views0 comments

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,...

22 views0 comments

Richard Dahlstrom

Feb 19, 20144 min read

O the Places You’ll Go! The Wisdom of Embracing Life as Journey

“You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way!” I grew up living in “Cat in the Hat”, and...

3 views0 comments

Wholeness Blog: Blog2