Darryl Dash's Blog, page 40
March 4, 2023
Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
What Is Sabbath, and Does It Even Matter Anymore?
What does it mean to remember the Sabbath? Is it something important for us to observe today? What does God tell us in his Word?
How to Rest When Your Work Is Wearing You Out
The Bible’s approach to rest is unique and it offers specific strategies to help us unwind in a world that keeps tightening its grip.
Your pain is designed to produce a leader who embodies the gospel message.
February 28, 2023
The Life and Death of an Ordinary Saint
I wish you could have met my grandmother.
She was already old when I got to know her. She lived on the third floor of an apartment building in Brampton across from a cemetery. My mother would drive us and park outside her building. We’d bound up the stairs, with no time to waste in an elevator, and crash into her apartment.
Granny must have braced herself as we entered, but we never noticed. She always seemed thrilled to see us.
Even as a child, I knew that I was in the presence of someone special....
February 26, 2023
In the Wilderness (Numbers)
Big Idea: God cares for his people, but we’re prone to rebel. But God is still faithful despite our disobedience.
Have you ever read a book because of its title? I have. The first time I heard about The Four-Hour Workweek, I knew I was going to read that book. I didn’t know if I would like it or not, but I knew I would read it.
The same applies to Carolyn Weber’s book Sex and the City of God. It combines the title Sex and the City with the title of Saint Augustine’s classic The City of God. One of...
February 25, 2023
Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
Be Slow to Pull the ‘God Card’
Here are four faulty reasons Christians might use the God card.
Inadequacy Is Compulsory in Evangelism
We place far too much importance on our skills and gifts (or lack thereof) and not enough on God.
More than Music: How the Congregation Plays a Part in Every Element of Worship
Corporate worship encompasses much more than music. In fact, every element of Christian worship involves the active participation of the entire congregatio...
February 21, 2023
The 8 Habits Challenge
This week marks the start of Lent. I’d like to invite you to join me in building habits that will help you grow over the next eight weeks as we approach Easter by joining the 8 Habits Challenge.
Basically, I’d like to walk with you through the eight habits in my book Eight Habits for Growth:
Make timeRest and refreshEngage the BibleSpeak with GodWorship and belongCare for your bodySimplify and prioritizeGo the distanceEach week of the eight weeks, you’ll practice one habit. I’ll provide video less...
February 19, 2023
Our Sacrificial Substitute (Leviticus)
Big Idea: Because of a sacrificial substitute, a holy God is able to live among his sinful people.
Good news: God created the world, and it was good. Very good. As part of that creation, he created humanity, male and female. Right on page one of the Bible, he endued both genders with dignity and honor. We matter to him.
Bad news: We committed high treason against our good Creator. As dirt creatures, we defied God and rebelled against him. We broke our relationship with him and brought sin, misery,...
February 18, 2023
Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
Dear Small Church: A Word of Encouragement
I object to the idea of a "small church" in the first place. There is no such thing.
How did the Judsons survive these challenging years? What exactly did it mean for them to rest on the promises of God?
3 Surprising Agreements Pastors Must Make
There are a number of “job hazards” that come with the pastoral territory for which every minister should be aware and to which every minister should adju...
February 14, 2023
Don’t Just Say It Once
I had a cold a couple of Sundays ago. I preached in a bit of a fog. I sat down at the end and didn’t know whether it went well.
Every preacher has Sundays like that.
That’s why we need to say it more than just once.
I used to try to communicate the gospel in my sermon. Truthfully, I don’t always do this as well as I’d like.
For this reason, it's helpful to structure the service so the gospel is not only communicated once but multiple times:
It’s communicated in the songs we sing.It’s communicated in ...February 12, 2023
The Gift We Didn't Know We Needed (Exodus 19-40)
Big Idea: God’s law is the gift we didn’t know we needed.
If you’re a guy, and you’re in any kind of relationship with a woman, you should probably be required to take a course called Gift-Giving 101. This course would have helped my brother the year he gave my mother a toilet bowl cleaner for Christmas, or me on my first wedding anniversary — traditionally the year you give linen as a gift — and I thought a pillow would qualify. It would have helped Fred Flintstone know that he shouldn’t buy Wil...
February 11, 2023
Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
The Importance of Theological Pairs
Many disagreements in theological matters come from only holding to one of two complimentary theological truths.
Do your best to be (visibly, at least) unshockable in the face of your children’s unfortunate decisions, choices you don’t like, or struggles with issues you may not fully understand. Why? To maintain the relationship.
5 Ways to Persevere Through a Hard Book
Here are five tips to help you perse...
