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2010-07-14T09:39:57-07:00

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“humanity”…or the person next to me?

Last updated on: July 14, 2010 at 9:39 am By Richard Dahlstrom

“The more I love humanity in general, the less I love man in particular.” – Fyoder Dostoevsky I’m reading some Russian classics this summer, and was recently reminded of this quote, one of my favorites. Our friend Fyoder has put his finger on a great deception. Many of us have romantic notions about our love for humanity. We grieve over what we see in the world – Palestinians and Israelis in conflict, earthquake victims remaining homeless in Haiti, families suffering... Read more

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2010-07-10T13:42:07-07:00

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Showing up for each other…year after year

Last updated on: July 10, 2010 at 1:42 pm By Richard Dahlstrom

I just finished a week of ministry at Forest Home, a marvelous ministry in Southern California that shares Christ with thousands of families each year. I love these weeks of itinerant teaching; , sharing meals, and talking about family life, church life, and ministry with people from all over Southern California and Arizona. This is the kind of ministry that I did for years before settling in to life in Seattle as the pastor of Bethany Community Church. There was... Read more

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2010-07-08T12:28:57-07:00

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The kids at the camp…

Last updated on: July 8, 2010 at 12:28 pm By Richard Dahlstrom

Tuesday, 3:30 PM, Forest Falls, California, by the side of the swimming pool. I’m spending an hour lazing in the sun, making up for the last three hundred days in the raincity. It’s glorious. When I’m warm I dive in, and then lay down again, reading and chatting with guests until I’m dry, and then I dive in again. This is ministry? Yes. I’m teaching this week, but am happy to report that I’m learning as well. This is a... Read more

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2010-07-05T17:46:36-07:00

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Off the map for now.

Last updated on: July 5, 2010 at 5:46 pm By Richard Dahlstrom

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 comments. I’m in the mountains east or Los Angeles, speaking a conference, and will be flying home Saturday. Already though, a lot has happened: 1. My rental car, thanks to my administrative assistant, is a convertable Smart Car! I’d never driven a convertable in my life until yesterday. What was I thinking? This... Read more

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2010-07-02T11:28:49-07:00

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Capture!

Last updated on: July 2, 2010 at 11:28 am By Richard Dahlstrom

It’s been quite a week. Having driven my oldest to the airport last week for her move to Europe to teach for “awhile” (she’s ambiguous, just like Jesus), I drove my youngest to the airport this week. She’s visiting friends in Germany now, and will take a train to Austria on Sunday, where she’ll begin the five week “Upward Bound” program. The program is precious to my wife and I because we ran a sister program in the Cascades during... Read more

Creation

Inhaling

2010-06-28T16:54:35-07:00

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The Symphony of Creation, or debates about the manuscript?

Last updated on: June 28, 2010 at 4:54 pm By Richard Dahlstrom

I’ve been approached for two weeks in the past three after speaking in my church, with specific questions from people about the age of the earth. They want to pin me down on whether the earth is 6000 years old, or six billion years old, and the ones doing the pinning are convinced they know the right answer. I’ve studied young and old earth theories, and the gap theory, and have come to the conclusion that God wasn’t trying to... Read more

Creation

2010-06-24T12:15:38-07:00

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Memorable Meals… and the others

Last updated on: June 24, 2010 at 12:15 pm By Richard Dahlstrom

Last night my wife and I were home alone for the first time in quite some time. We ate in our backyard, which has grown to be a forest over the 15 years we’ve been in Seattle. With steaks, mushrooms, green beans, grilled onions, and a bottle of wine, we ate together. We spoke of the past weeks; graduations, kids moving home, kids moving out. We spoke of the future, of our marriage, of growing older. The sun sets through... Read more

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Rule of Life

2010-06-24T12:15:38-07:00

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Memorable Meals… and the others

Last updated on: June 24, 2010 at 12:15 pm By Richard Dahlstrom

coffee with God

Inhaling

Rule of Life

2010-06-22T09:39:05-07:00

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Bad Calls and Hell: Soccer teaches theology

Last updated on: June 22, 2010 at 9:39 am By Richard Dahlstrom

If you’re an American and you care about the World Cup at all, you know about the third goal in our game last Friday; the non-goal; the 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 page was defaced within minutes of the blown call, and there has even been a revival of discussions about the use of video replay in soccer, because it’s... Read more

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2010-06-18T15:47:24-07:00

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Guest post: Leaving as Following

Last updated on: June 18, 2010 at 3:47 pm By Richard Dahlstrom

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. Adopted, itinerant, and always looking beyond the horizon, I feel as if it’s taken my whole life to learn the value staying, and continuity, and place. Now, just as I’m starting to get it, my oldest daughter is leaving, moving to Europe for “awhile”, in response to God’s call on her life. Ironic isn’t it? I’m... Read more

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