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Toward Wholeness Blog

Aug 10, 20195 min read

Longing for the Scent of Hope

After quieting my mind and being reminded of the presence of Christ, above, beneath, around, and within me, my move outdoors hits me like...

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Richard Dahlstrom

Jul 19, 20184 min read

The Sacred Art of Unlearning

My granddaughter moved in a few weeks ago. O yeah – my daughter and son-in-law moved in too, but I’m writing about my granddaughter...

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Lighten up! The value of Hope over rage, cynicism, and despondency

Richard Dahlstrom

Dec 22, 20174 min read

Lighten up! The value of Hope over rage, cynicism, and despondency

The first winter we lived in the mountains, an early storm knocked down hundreds of fir trees deep in the cascades, and those trees...

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Welcome Autumn – by Learning to Walk in the Dark

Richard Dahlstrom

Sep 30, 20174 min read

Welcome Autumn – by Learning to Walk in the Dark

The rest of our lives, it’s a different story, especially if we’ve been taught to love Jesus. We’ve often learned that darkness is...

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Richard Dahlstrom

Jul 26, 20175 min read

Steal, Kill, and Destroy – Killing Hope

Even the desert will bloom… Note: I’m presently offering a short series of the many ways in which our enemy seeks to steal, kill, and...

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Fear of Falling vs Freedom to Fail: Choose Wisely

Richard Dahlstrom

Apr 7, 20175 min read

Fear of Falling vs Freedom to Fail: Choose Wisely

fear of falling is more dangerous than falling I hope you’ve seen the ascendancy of young lives as they move from infant to toddler? If...

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Beauty, Beast, and the Gospel of Identity

Richard Dahlstrom

Mar 28, 20173 min read

Beauty, Beast, and the Gospel of Identity

Christians are outraged over a movie, it’s nearly certain that, not only will I like it, but that there will be an element of the gospel...

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Handel and Messiah – Tearing Hearts Open since 1742

Richard Dahlstrom

Sep 27, 20166 min read

Handel and Messiah – Tearing Hearts Open since 1742

Joyful Noise at Taproot Theater is not to be missed. I’ve been to lots of funerals, partly because I’m a pastor and partly because death...

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OE or OE? Choosing the Right Letters for Life

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

Dec 24, 20154 min read

The Light has Come: So Lighten Up!

“snow on snow” (12 feet, or 4 meters for my Europe friends) as the Christmas carol says, the house was dark because the power had gone...

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While you were living…the unconscious nature of transformation

Richard Dahlstrom

Jul 6, 20156 min read

While you were living…the unconscious nature of transformation

Schladming for a little bit of rest before I head up to England for a week of speaking at Capernwray Hall. The week is a break in the...

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The Art of Paying Attention, courtesy of Seattle Seahawks

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

Jan 5, 20157 min read

The gains that come from loss

As the cemetery comes into view on this spectacular January afternoon, I feel as if I’m being transported back in time, because this...

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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...

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When “churches” implode – Three truths to give you hope

Richard Dahlstrom

Nov 1, 20145 min read

When “churches” implode – Three truths to give you hope

Mars Hill church community in Seattle may create questions and/or pain for Christ followers in both Seattle and beyond. But churches...

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The War of Fog – 3 truths for Living with Clarity in Zero Visibility

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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Coming off the mountain: Ebola, Suicide, and Terror

Richard Dahlstrom

Aug 12, 20143 min read

Coming off the mountain: Ebola, Suicide, and Terror

These prayers, though, are also very provincial. They’re about our real situation because mostly, this is what we know about when we’re...

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“A different plan” – Three Postures you need when Change Comes Knocking

Richard Dahlstrom

Jul 14, 20145 min read

“A different plan” – Three Postures you need when Change Comes Knocking

It was supposed to be the Cascades… I spoke with a couple last week who lost their child to cancer at the age of six. As we talked of...

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From Germany to Seattle – finding hope in the midst of grief

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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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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