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Richard Dahlstrom
Sep 28, 20172 min read
Are you running to Win?
You are God’s uniquely handcrafted beautiful creation. You have gifts to bring to our darkening and weary world, and that means you...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Sep 7, 20174 min read
Steal, Kill, and Destroy – stealing our unity
I understand that the literalists will have a problem with Rohr’s statement, but the point is essentially accurate: Our divisions are...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Sep 4, 20173 min read
38 thoughts on Marriage after 38 years.
My wife and I celebrated 38 years of married life yesterday. Here are 38 thoughts on what’s contributed to our marriage not just...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Aug 10, 20174 min read
Steal, Kill, and Destroy – Stealing our Healthy Sexual Identity
Continuing in a series of looking at ways in which the gifts God wants us to know and enjoy are stolen from us, this entry and the next...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 29, 20174 min read
Steal, Kill, and Destroy – Stealing Time
I tell you not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. Matthew 6:29 It’s wildflower season in the mountains, and...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 26, 20175 min read
Steal, Kill, and Destroy – Killing Hope
Even the desert will bloom… Note: I’m presently offering a short series of the many ways in which our enemy seeks to steal, kill, and...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 13, 20174 min read
“Steal, Kill, and Destroy” – Your Time’s Been Stolen!
You’ve been ripped off I mean to live this year as if it were my last, and will hate every time I fall below that standard and fritter...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jul 6, 20174 min read
Fire: Getting it and Keeping it
Before burning season is over, though, we’re already on the prowl for new wood for the next season. It must be found, cut into pieces...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jun 30, 20175 min read
Words Matter: It’s high time we believe that!
I wrote it out on an index card and put it in my pocket. It served me well during those tumultuous days, when I was feeling socially...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Jun 9, 20174 min read
Vicarious vs. Experience: Not Even Close
They would, in other words, rather look on a relationship from the outside, experiencing the hollow thrill of being an observer, rather...
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Richard Dahlstrom
May 31, 20171 min read
37 Years married and Still Enjoying Eros: Here’s How
God affirms eros. Healthy eros requires a cocktail of practices on a regular basis, including affirmation, invitation, respecting each...
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Richard Dahlstrom
May 24, 20174 min read
The Subtle Seduction of Letting Ourselves be Bent
church I lead has collided with my reading of “You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit”. The result has led me to believe...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Apr 20, 20174 min read
The Cultural Faith Crises of Burnt/Raw pancakes
What does the pornography problem in the Bible belt, and the appalling lack of generosity among democrats have to do with a burnt/raw...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Apr 12, 20174 min read
United Airlines, Holy Week, and Missing the Forest for the trees
Behavior needs to match mission, right? They did it “according to the book”. With too many passengers and not enough seats, they asked...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Apr 7, 20175 min read
Fear of Falling vs Freedom to Fail: Choose Wisely
fear of falling is more dangerous than falling I hope you’ve seen the ascendancy of young lives as they move from infant to toddler? If...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Apr 4, 20174 min read
Idol Busting and Fire Walking – the power of right habits
“Nebuchadnezzar said to them: “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: Is it true that you don’t serve my gods or worship the gold statue I’ve...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Mar 28, 20173 min read
Beauty, Beast, and the Gospel of Identity
Christians are outraged over a movie, it’s nearly certain that, not only will I like it, but that there will be an element of the gospel...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Mar 23, 20174 min read
New Axioms in a Post Truth World
Do you remember eighth grade geometry, and the subject of axioms? An axiom is “a statement or proposition that is regarded as being...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Feb 21, 20175 min read
You Can’t Live on Adrenaline Forever – A call to rest
In quietness and confidence is your strength – Isaiah the prophet God, in infinite wisdom, has given us a credit card for energy. It’s...
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Richard Dahlstrom
Feb 9, 20174 min read
Immigration is about Kingdom Ethics, not Party Preference
A letter in the Washington Post This week World Relief bought space in the Washington Post in order to invite President Trump to...
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