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Richard Dahlstrom
Feb 8, 20113 min read
Reconciling 4Gs: God, Grace, Goodness, Genocide
As promised Sunday, here’s my consideration of the question about God’s justice in the Old Testament. It’s not a definitive answer…but...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Feb 7, 20113 min read
How to pray when it’s all “too much”
“This is my life” you say, punctuating the observation sometimes with a question mark, and other times with an exclamation point and an...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Feb 4, 20113 min read
The best way to move: “Stay Put”
In “The Wisdom of Stability”, the author draws on both his own experience, and the testimony of church history to declare that there’s...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Feb 2, 20112 min read
“If your right hand causes you to stumble…” 127 Hours of Redemption
Other than that Letterman interview nearly eight years ago, I’d known nothing of Aron’s story, until Saturday night, when I attended “127...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jan 28, 20110 min read
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jan 25, 20114 min read
Sexual Anarchy & Sexual Freedom
Whether it’s MTV’s newest show exploring the seemingly endless sexual appetites of some American teens, or the now famous Karen Owen F***...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jan 19, 20113 min read
Overcoming Inferiority: A word to pastors, but applicable to all
almost every weekend. I could become a conference junkie: Atlanta, San Diego, Nashville, Grand Rapids, Chicago, San Diego again – always...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jan 15, 20113 min read
Thawing my heart in the heat of Africa….
Good morning God… I’m back in Seattle. I remember being in the thick of my time there – tired, hungry, annoyed by sweat and bugs and the...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jan 13, 20113 min read
Climbing Kilimanjaro step by step – Lessons for America from Africa
We encountered so much in the previous 8 days that it seems like a lifetime ago when last I was in Seattle. Before we leave, I wanted to...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jan 7, 20112 min read
bandwidth problems
It’s tough to post just now, here in Rwanda, for two simple reasons: bandwidth. 1. There’s not enough time, because we’ve been on the...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jan 4, 20112 min read
Timing? Never our alone
This, though, has provided our team with some much needed time of creative planning, time that was unavailable prior to our departure. ...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 31, 20103 min read
Reading matters: What’s on your list?
1. Revelation 2. Our response to revelation A lot of revelation in our lives is pre-determined. We don’t choose our families, the...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 28, 20103 min read
First Resolution: five options for five minutes of prayer
I’ve felt this way too much in 2010, and so I’m heading back to “first things”, foundational truths that are considered foundational...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 24, 20101 min read
Good News…Great Joy…All People
I hope you’ll pause now and celebrate with me, as you look at this brief video that offers thanks to Spilling Hope (look, especially, at...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 22, 20103 min read
Christmas Vacation: filling hospitality with joy instead of tension
Looking for a better way of being together than “Christmas Vacation”? read on: “Dwelling” is a great word. It can mean the space in...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 16, 20103 min read
Truth Sandwich: The bun matters
Always. This week I’ve been pondering how truth changes our lives, wondering if words are enough. I use words all the time to share...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 14, 20104 min read
3 Snapshots reveal: “The Value of Showing Up”
I spent an afternoon with my Austrian friend Hans Peter, ski touring up to a hut where This past Sunday, back in Seattle, the church I...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 9, 20103 min read
What to do with your extra Tunics
Blogging has allowed me to meet people from all over the world, and I’m happy to introduce one of them to you in todays guest post....
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Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 6, 20103 min read
Holy Wholeness…a great vision for the life of faith
biography I’m reading just now over here in Austria, I’m struck by how timeless Bonhoeffer’s vision for the church is. We read, “he felt...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 4, 20102 min read
“Occupied” – a key to joy filled living
If we’re going to live our lives well, we’re going to need to take out the garbage. The pain we’re carrying, the lies we believe, the...
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