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Building Your Piece of the Wall – Post Election Reflections gained from new friends

Richard Dahlstrom

Jan 27, 20173 min read

Building Your Piece of the Wall – Post Election Reflections gained from new friends

A note to readers: I’ve been on a bit of a “blogattical”, which is my word for a blogging sabbatical, post election. I’ve been silent,...

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The Gifts of Christmas #5 – Shepherd, Provider, Gift Giver

Richard Dahlstrom

Dec 24, 20164 min read

The Gifts of Christmas #5 – Shepherd, Provider, Gift Giver

Over 37 years, two stockings have become ten. JOY! It was in the late summer of 1976 when I first made my way north to Seattle,...

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The Gifts of Christmas #4: Jesus breaks dividing walls

Richard Dahlstrom

Dec 16, 20163 min read

The Gifts of Christmas #4: Jesus breaks dividing walls

With fears of “the other” on the rise, a look at Jesus life, from beginning to end, is like a drink of fresh cold water in the midst of...

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The Gifts of Christmas #3: His humble circumstances free us

Richard Dahlstrom

Dec 15, 20163 min read

The Gifts of Christmas #3: His humble circumstances free us

It was a low point for me in my seminary career. “If he’s right, I’m finished” I remember thinking to myself. I’d later, in a...

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The Gifts of Christmas: #2 – Free! Can’t be bought, only received!

Richard Dahlstrom

Dec 14, 20161 min read

The Gifts of Christmas: #2 – Free! Can’t be bought, only received!

Give, give, give, means that there can be only one response. Receive, receive, receive. We can’t earn the gift that is Christ. We’ll...

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The Gifts of Christmas: #1 – We are seen and heard

Richard Dahlstrom

Dec 13, 20163 min read

The Gifts of Christmas: #1 – We are seen and heard

During the days between now and Christmas, I want to share some reflections with you about the many gifts that are part of the One Gift...

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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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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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Marriage: 37 Lessons from 37 Years of Experience

Richard Dahlstrom

Sep 9, 20166 min read

Marriage: 37 Lessons from 37 Years of Experience

still smiling after 37 years of journeying together Thirty seven years is a long time, and yesterday my wife and I were able to celebrate...

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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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“Adventures in Saying Yes” was the best read of the summer because…

Richard Dahlstrom

Aug 18, 20163 min read

“Adventures in Saying Yes” was the best read of the summer because…

“Speaking of Jesus”, which is one of my favorite books, precisely because the author has a knack for telling people about Jesus as if...

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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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#100daysofgratitude: Aerobics for the Spirit

Richard Dahlstrom

Aug 3, 20164 min read

#100daysofgratitude: Aerobics for the Spirit

“The key word for methodical training of spirituality is gratefulness“ – David Steindl Rast Sadly, I hear the same sentiment again and...

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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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Seeing and Gratitude: Fuel for the Desert Journey

Richard Dahlstrom

Jul 14, 20164 min read

Seeing and Gratitude: Fuel for the Desert Journey

I decide that awake and watching the completion of the ESPY’s, ESPN’s annual sports awards show is as good as awake and simmering with...

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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...

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The Death of Mourning – And the Need for its Resurrection

Richard Dahlstrom

Jun 18, 20163 min read

The Death of Mourning – And the Need for its Resurrection

there’s a time to mourn… There were times, not so long ago, when mourning was the first response to tragedy. This is appropriate. When...

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Threads: Crocheting a Legacy, knot by knot

Richard Dahlstrom

May 16, 20163 min read

Threads: Crocheting a Legacy, knot by knot

It’s the day after my youngest daughter’s wedding, a grand yet simple affair that included three wedding dresses, a parade from the...

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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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