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Richard Dahlstrom
May 2, 20112 min read
Hope has primary colors…
Do justice – like my friends at International Justice Mission who are working to end human slavery, or my friend Walter who’s saving...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Apr 30, 20113 min read
In secret: the value of humility and anonymity
In my readings for the upcoming symposium of faith and science that I’m attending, I’ve discovered that the deeper one goes down the...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Apr 26, 20114 min read
And if the world ends on May 21?
I’ve always had friends who are “into” Biblical prophecy and finding the dates of Christ’s return. In the ’70s, I saw charts and graphs...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Apr 19, 20113 min read
Insanity antidote: simplicity
our economy: climbing without a rope If you’re reading these words, you’re likely among the top 10% of wealthiest people in the world....
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Richard Dahlstrom
Apr 13, 20112 min read
Thanks Dietrich…words for the ages
To live faithfully is to live 'fully present in this world' Last night I was privileged to participate in a panel discussion about the...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Apr 8, 20113 min read
The King’s Speech on D-day eve: A reference point for departure
Conversations continued for a long time, ranging from the significance of God’s breath of life breathed into Adam in Genesis 2, to more...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Apr 7, 20113 min read
An example of “coffee with God”
does decaf affect the quality of coffee with God? In the church I lead, I’ve been teaching from II Corinthians 3 and 4 these past weeks,...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Apr 5, 20112 min read
Easter: making all things new
“Behold, I make all things new.” -Jesus the Christ Do you remember (either the book or the movie) in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe,...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Mar 31, 20113 min read
Appropriation: What it means, how it works, why it matters:
Can't stop thinking? You need...appropriation Have you ever woken in the middle of the night with your head swirling around ideas,...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Mar 29, 20114 min read
Golden Calves come in many forms – What are today’s idols?
“The Practice of the Wild” by Gary Snyder. It’s not a book that most Christians are reading because Gary’s a Buddhist, but never mind. ...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Mar 26, 20114 min read
Like snow melting…give it time
sometimes the water just sits there “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, And do not return there without watering the...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Mar 21, 20113 min read
Crazy Confidence in a Shaky World
there's a new way to live...better, freer It’s available for all of us. It’s not contingent (thank God) on circumstances. It’s able to...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Mar 16, 20114 min read
Shaking…And What We’ve Failed to Learn
shouldn't someone question this? When I turned on the radio Saturday morning and heard about the earthquake, I only heard the second half...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Mar 14, 20113 min read
Real Freedom Found in Abstinence
What’s gained by abstaining from a certain food, or from Facebook, or TV, or reading blogs (please no!) for a season? It’s a good...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Mar 8, 20113 min read
For…
He turned and faced me directly: “Have you been baptized with the Holy Spirit, and given evidence of that by speaking in tongues?”...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Mar 5, 20113 min read
Why Rest Matters
Every person is different, but this is not my favorite kind of week. The rhythm of restoration and output isn’t balanced in these kind...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Mar 1, 20114 min read
Dust by God—The Matter of the Body (Part 2)
The amazing art of Rima Staines (click on picture to link to her site) In part one of The Matter of the Body I shared that a great deal...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Feb 22, 20112 min read
Fantasy: A Door That’s Closing—And Why We Should Keep It Open
As Dennis Haack writes, “Right up to the medieval age, the church believed that fantasy creatures, sorcerers, ghouls, goblins, and ghosts...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Feb 17, 20114 min read
Dust by God – the matter of the body – Part 1
Days later, while sitting with doctor, the most disturbing thing about the looking at the MRI wasn’t the diagnosis, learning how I had an...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Feb 12, 20113 min read
Two reasons to believe the Bible is inspired
Know is a tricky word, because every person’s appetite for evidence is different. Some need mountains, some molehills. Either way, the...
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