by David Wahlstedt | Jun 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Yes, there is that voice, the voice that speaks from above and from within and that whispers softly or declares loudly: “You are my Beloved, on you my favor rests.” I’ll never forget encountering this sentence for the first time in Henri Nouwen’s book Life of...
by David Wahlstedt | May 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Have you ever stopped to consider what it means to be blessed? Jesus, in the Sermon on the Mount, pronounced a series of eight, proverb-like yet cryptic blessings on the poor in spirit, those who mourn, the meek, those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,...
by David Wahlstedt | Mar 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
The calendar flipped to March today, the beginning of a favorite time of year for me. Along with the warming weather, longer days because we “spring forward” and my birthday near the middle of the month, it is also the opening of baseball spring training and...
by David Wahlstedt | Feb 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
I love creating things. One of the joys of building out the space for The Table Dallas was that I got to design and build the banquet tables around which we gather to share our meals. As you can see from the photo, they are simple ones – rough cedar tops...
by David Wahlstedt | Feb 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
I remember vividly the summer of 1985. Fresh out of High School, the world was my oyster. I had the eyes of a dreamer and the courage drawn from a sense of personal invincibility. I had an internship with a US Congressman from New York, money in the bank and a...
by David Wahlstedt | Jan 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’m a huge big-screen movie fan. My adult son and I have a standing date most Tuesdays during prime movie release time to go and see whatever is out and hot at the box office. We’re even willing to take a risk and check out a film with a low Rotten Tomatoes...
