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Richard Dahlstrom
Aug 4, 20103 min read
How Cooking is Like Evangelism
When we packed for vacation, we didn’t have a menu. Instead we bought some stuff: string beans, apples, bluberries, spinach, mushrooms,...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Aug 3, 20103 min read
Getting there from here…
Last night though, as Donna and I pulled into our resting spot for the week, there was some music playing that had me thinking about the...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 30, 20103 min read
Dreams – impossible, improbable, important
Of all the nuanced considerations of dreams, reality, and the blurred lines between them, the thing I’m thinking about most is Don...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 28, 20104 min read
“Dungface”
"if they called the master 'dungface'..." My morning “coffee with God” continues to consist of reading through Matthew in “The Message”...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 27, 20103 min read
“Missional & Evangelism”
how is missional living related to evangelism? I’m reading this morning, during “coffee with God”, out of Matthew 9. I’m reading through...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 26, 20103 min read
Hot Times aren’t ahead – they’re here.
can you spot a trend? Did you know that in 1940, our food system produced 2.3 calories of food energy for every calorie of fossil fuel it...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 21, 20103 min read
Resisting Groupthink: Christian and Otherwise
All “other ideas” were a threat to the man and his plan. That’s why there’s a section in the museum memorializing that tragic night of...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 19, 20103 min read
the power of words…
It’s here, off to the side, in the shadows, that you’ll find people being shaped by the power of words. They’re standing, reading. I...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 14, 20102 min read
“humanity”…or the person next to me?
I’m reading some Russian classics this summer, and was recently reminded of this quote, one of my favorites. Our friend Fyoder has put...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 10, 20102 min read
Showing up for each other…year after year
raising kids and loving God...together I just finished a week of ministry at Forest Home, a marvelous ministry in Southern California...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 8, 20103 min read
The kids at the camp…
like kids in a candy shop Tuesday, 3:30 PM, Forest Falls, California, by the side of the swimming pool. I’m spending an hour lazing in...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 5, 20101 min read
Off the map for now.
I’m dropping this quick line from a borrowed computer to let you know that I won’t be able to post much this week, nor will be moderating...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 2, 20104 min read
Capture!
mountains her medium - God her teacher It’s been quite a week. Having driven my oldest to the airport last week for her move to Europe...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jun 28, 20103 min read
The Symphony of Creation, or debates about the manuscript?
I have “young earth” friends. I also have friends who believe the earth is billions of years old, and love Christ deeply. The debate...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jun 24, 20102 min read
Memorable Meals… and the others
And then there were the rest of the meals since the last memorable one. Some of them were taken alone, some on the run, some as a family...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jun 22, 20102 min read
Bad Calls and Hell: Soccer teaches theology
disallowed goal. The blown call has the whole soccer world up in arms because it was such an obvious breach of justice. The ref’s Wiki...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jun 18, 20103 min read
Guest post: Leaving as Following
This coming Sunday, as we begin a new series at my church, I’ll be sharing about the tension between being sojourners and settling down....
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jun 17, 20103 min read
The Liberating Power of One
I pick up the other book I’m reading called “Practicing the Presence of God” by a 17th century French monk named “Brother Lawrence”. ...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jun 16, 20101 min read
A favor please?
Many thanks to those of who took a moment to answer the survey! I’ve gathered enough feedback (or all I can at the “free” level of...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jun 15, 20102 min read
Fries and Fast Cars…the problem with oil
Deep water wells are being drilled because we need the oil – all of us. We need oil because we want the cheap food, fortified with...
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