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Richard Dahlstrom
Jun 19, 20216 min read
Putting out the Fires of Division. Can it be done?
“…keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.“ Paul the apostle “…dispense true justice and practice...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jun 1, 20213 min read
Principles for life endurance
No doubt you know many people who have dropped out of some realm of life... their calling, their relationship with God, their involvement...
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Richard Dahlstrom
May 31, 20211 min read
Hebrews Session #3
We're learning to draw on the resources of Christ's life rather than our own resources - to eat from the fat of the land, rather than the...
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Richard Dahlstrom
May 29, 20211 min read
Hebrews - Session #2. Lost and Found
What's lost? Our identity in Christ. Our world is filled with lies that literally steal the possibility of us living into our truest...
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Richard Dahlstrom
May 28, 20212 min read
Hebrews in Four Sessions - part 1
I'll be speaking this weekend in Southern California at a place called Forest Home. At a time when the church is polarized, confused,...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Apr 22, 20215 min read
Earth Day: Crisis, Confession and Calling
Here we are on another 'earth day', drinking water, eating food, and breathing air, just like all the other mammals on the planet. We do...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Mar 8, 20213 min read
The Why of Ancient Paths
”Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; and you will find rest for your souls” -...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Feb 17, 20215 min read
Don’t look now, but your Wholeness is Buried!!
It’s been snowing non-stop where I live for days on end. Before it began our world up here in the mountains was “covered” in snow. Now...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Feb 6, 20216 min read
Steal, Kill, and Destroy - what you'll become if you do nothing
note to reader: The Twelve Gifts of Christmas was a series of posts I’d committed to writing, but three things derailed it. 1. My wife...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jan 27, 20215 min read
Never Forget (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
Dachau - early 21st century I’m standing in the field between the barracks and the fence in the German prison camp that is Dachau,...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jan 5, 20215 min read
The 9th Day of Christmas: the gift of peace now
`The angels declared it: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth PEACE, goodwill toward all people.” “Peace“ defies easy definition...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jan 1, 20214 min read
The 7th and 8th Days of Christmas: The rhythm of receiving and giving!
Day Seven - Unique Gifts from God to You “Those who have a why to live for can bear almost any how.” —Friedrich Nietzsche. “The place God...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 30, 20203 min read
The Sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me: True Love!
The Bible begins with the story of a man and woman who were ‘naked and not ashamed’ and we’re told that at the end of the story ”we shall...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 30, 20203 min read
The Fifth Day of Christmas: The Gift of Vulnerability
Daring Greatly means the courage to be vulnerable. It means to show up and be seen. - B. Brown When a person turns to the Lord, the veil...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 28, 20203 min read
On the 4th day of Christmas: The Gift of life “in the body.”
It’s hard to believe the amount of shame associated with the body that has been inflicted on people ‘in the name of Jesus.’ People hate...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 28, 20205 min read
I have 12 Gifts for the 12 Days of Christmas - and so do you!
I’m spending this unique Christmas opening a different gift everyday (though I’m a bit late in getting started because I’ve been getting...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Dec 6, 20208 min read
25 Leadership Lessons learned after 25 years
This past Saturday I ran around the perimeter of the lake that sits near the church I’ve led for 25 years, as of December 1st. It was a...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Nov 28, 20206 min read
The Things We Gained in the Fire- A 2020 Twist on Gratitude
”In everything give thanks.” This exhortation found in Paul’s letter to a church in Greece, has become wall art in countless homes. In...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Nov 14, 20205 min read
A Way Forward After the Election: Steps toward unity and Reconciliation
It’s been a polarizing and discouraging season for people of faith - no matter how you voted! However the next weeks play out, its...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Oct 17, 20205 min read
Jesus: Political, but not Partisan
It bothers me when people tell me that pastors need to “stay out of politics”, especially when that voice comes consistently from people...
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