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Toward Wholeness Blog

Jul 18, 20196 min read

The Disciplines of Self Care – (Why your Oxygen mask must go on first)

Years ago I found myself in a debate over an organization’s mission statement. At the time it read, “meeting people at their point of...

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When God was a Bird – A Book about Finding God in Creation

Richard Dahlstrom

Feb 14, 20193 min read

When God was a Bird – A Book about Finding God in Creation

Somewhere in between the micro of the atom and macro of the universe, reside the flora and fauna we encounter on a regular basis in our...

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The Collapse of Everything, and Why it’s a Source of Hope

Richard Dahlstrom

May 22, 20183 min read

The Collapse of Everything, and Why it’s a Source of Hope

Plunge your pole, hard, into the place you anticipate placing your foot. Look carefully. Step quickly. Go! They’ve collapsed under my...

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The Disco Ball of Success, and What to do when You’re Blinded by it

Richard Dahlstrom

Dec 2, 201712 min read

The Disco Ball of Success, and What to do when You’re Blinded by it

Here’s a free chapter for all those folks you know in your lives who have walked the road of success for a bit of distance and are both...

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Let the Journey Begin – An invitation to travel to the Alps with me

Richard Dahlstrom

Nov 4, 20172 min read

Let the Journey Begin – An invitation to travel to the Alps with me

“Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing at all” is how Helen Keller put it. She’s was onto something, surely. When Dave...

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Soil Conditions for seeds of hope – Lessons learned on a bike ride

Richard Dahlstrom

Oct 7, 20173 min read

Soil Conditions for seeds of hope – Lessons learned on a bike ride

It’s no news that we live in a world of increasing insanity, where daily headlines serve to remind us that humanity is collectively, like...

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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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Playlists – Memorial Stones for the 21st Century

Richard Dahlstrom

Sep 1, 20165 min read

Playlists – Memorial Stones for the 21st Century

retrieving our car meant enjoying this view again today! My wife and I recently returned from a beautiful adventure, hiking 50 miles of...

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Richard Dahlstrom

Aug 26, 20165 min read

Completion as a Starting Point

I started a little vacation about a week ago. The plan was to hike a big chunk of the Pacific Crest Trail with my wife of nearly 37...

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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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Beating Fear with Seven Words for Seven Summits

Richard Dahlstrom

Jul 25, 20168 min read

Beating Fear with Seven Words for Seven Summits

NOTE: This is from a chapter entitled, “Exposure”. I deal with the deadly life shrinking nature of fear in this post. Sorry it’s...

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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...

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Revival Story… My Loss and Recovery of Love

Richard Dahlstrom

Mar 21, 20154 min read

Revival Story… My Loss and Recovery of Love

Truth be told though, the ocean of details can conspire with my own Type A personality and propensity to get anxious about stuff, and...

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Setting Your Sights Higher: Why “Right Intentions” Matter so much

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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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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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...

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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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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

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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The Wind of the Spirit – blowing plans away day by day

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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