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If you give a moose a muffin – and other kinds of repentance

Richard Dahlstrom

Oct 2, 20125 min read

If you give a moose a muffin – and other kinds of repentance

“If you give…” series. I like it because it speaks to the realities of cause and affect, and the importance of what Peter would call the...

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Wrong Words lead to Wrong Actions: Environmentalism and John 3:16

Richard Dahlstrom

Sep 28, 20124 min read

Wrong Words lead to Wrong Actions: Environmentalism and John 3:16

Dr. Sleeth gives us a hint of the issue when he writes that “to reduce traffic congestion during the Olympics, the city of Atlanta closed...

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Naked and Not Ashamed: Steps in our pursuit of intimacy

Richard Dahlstrom

Sep 25, 20124 min read

Naked and Not Ashamed: Steps in our pursuit of intimacy

NOTE TO MY READERS: I’m going to be moving my blog away from the Patheos website that presently hosts it, so if you’d like to be...

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A better story…on what to do with the rest of your life, and saying yes

Richard Dahlstrom

Jun 14, 20114 min read

A better story…on what to do with the rest of your life, and saying yes

CEZ, OVC, ‘letter of invitation’, MOU, developing world, US Embassy, PEPFAR, cultural assimilation. These are words I never expected to...

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The world is wide…and cold: Advice to dads from one who loves being one

Richard Dahlstrom

Jun 12, 20113 min read

The world is wide…and cold: Advice to dads from one who loves being one

“Why are you so far away?” writes one. “Because the world is wide and cold,” writes the other. “Alas.” “That is sad…” “Indeed.” As...

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Richard Dahlstrom

Jun 11, 20113 min read

Pentecost…empowered for what?

1. Nobody would be able to predict the date of Christ’s establishment of the fulness of His kingdom. 2. Jesus’ departure would pave the...

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Brownie Points: Colorful considerations of race, class, and community

Richard Dahlstrom

Jun 10, 20112 min read

Brownie Points: Colorful considerations of race, class, and community

It’s true. It’s also true that the ‘everyone’ of whom Plato is speaking includes me, and you, and each of us. This makes his admonition...

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Skinny Church – the wrong fast for a hungry world

Richard Dahlstrom

Jun 7, 20114 min read

Skinny Church – the wrong fast for a hungry world

Vegetarian Myth (a favorite book of mine) takes pretty much the opposite approach. Back in the day, low fat was all the rage. Now it’s...

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Glory, tragedy, and lessons…from the final minute.

Richard Dahlstrom

Jun 3, 20113 min read

Glory, tragedy, and lessons…from the final minute.

“stoppage time.” I’ve been waiting, since moving back to the Pacific Northwest in 1984, for Vancouver’s Canucks to win their first-ever...

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Richard Dahlstrom

May 31, 20114 min read

Don’t find your passion—find your lover

what skills are needed to get to the future? Graduation is in the air, and David Brooks’ excellent article about the wrong-headed...

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Messiah complex and conventional wisdom: a marriage made in hell

Richard Dahlstrom

May 28, 20114 min read

Messiah complex and conventional wisdom: a marriage made in hell

trying to do everything everyone wants is killing us Two books found their way into my world this spring, and their convergence has...

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The rest of the story—and a way to share it

Richard Dahlstrom

May 26, 20112 min read

The rest of the story—and a way to share it

Westboro Baptist church is planning a protest for President Obama’s visit to Joplin, Mo., to inflict a little hate and misery, in Jesus’...

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California, meet Rwanda – and learn about justice, reconciliation, and prisons

Richard Dahlstrom

May 24, 20113 min read

California, meet Rwanda – and learn about justice, reconciliation, and prisons

The Supreme Court ruling this week in California will require the release or transfer of 33,000 prison convicts in order to reduce...

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Richard Dahlstrom

May 21, 20113 min read

Science Camp…has just begun

Yes, the week on the island is over. The week of being thrown together with what appeared to the naked eye to be an utterly random...

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Richard Dahlstrom

May 18, 20112 min read

Permission to enjoy life: Granted

The resurrected Jesus is embodied. The person that rose from the grave left empty sheets in the tomb. This means that Jesus appeared...

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Weekend: Lessons from backyard and bible

Richard Dahlstrom

May 14, 20113 min read

Weekend: Lessons from backyard and bible

While on the surface, they appear to be two wildly different worlds, they came together this morning in my quiet moments in the backyard....

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Richard Dahlstrom

May 13, 20112 min read

Quiet…an endangered species

Modernity isn’t just philosophical–it’s chemical. It’s mechanical. And though the industrial revolution brought us lots of great stuff,...

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Richard Dahlstrom

May 10, 20113 min read

Why now? Why hope? Why colors? Why art?

The book, as many of you already know, is called The Colors of Hope. You can read a free chapter here. You can join a Facebook...

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Weekend links: Bin Laden de-brief and book news

Richard Dahlstrom

May 7, 20113 min read

Weekend links: Bin Laden de-brief and book news

I don’t know if you heard anything about this, but Bin Laden was killed this past week. Yep… some Navy SEALs snuck into the Pakistan and...

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Richard Dahlstrom

May 6, 20113 min read

Slow down, breathe deep, pay attention

Those days are gone for now, and what I love about springtime is that I don’t need to move two feet in order to find immense beauty. I...

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