Darryl Dash's Blog, page 44
November 27, 2022
Prayer and Evangelism (Colossians 4:2-6)
Big Idea: Speak to God about people, and speak to people about God.
We started a church in Liberty Village over 9 years ago. The reason we started is not just because we wanted another church in town. The reason we started this church is because we needed an outpost of heaven in one of the fastest-growing communities in Toronto.
We’re pretty simple. We want to be a church that’s built around three things:
gospel — what Jesus Christ has done for us in turning sinners into saints, choosing us, adopti...
November 26, 2022
Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
When we read the Old Testament laws, it can seem like women get a raw deal … But, as we take a closer look, we see that God has abundant mercy for women on display—even in these laws.
Can Christians Date Nonbelievers?
Who you marry will likely shape who you become more than any other human relationship.
Missed Your Quiet Time? Do This.
God’s mercies are new every morning (Lam. 3:22) — they were this morning when we overslept, and th...
November 22, 2022
Don’t Pastor Like Elon Musk
Facebook’s motto for its developers used to be “Move Fast and Break Things.”
Since entering Twitter headquarters on October 26 with a sink, Elon Musk seems to have borrowed from Facebook’s old playbook. He’s laid off half the staff, made Twitter verification a paid service, issued ultimatums, and faced mass resignations. Last week, rumors swirled that Twitter would shut down as early as last Thursday night.
Some think that Musk has miscalculated. Others think that Musk is simply following a playbo...
November 19, 2022
Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
Looking Back: 3 Lessons from My Deepest Valley
Looking back from the vantage point of a decade, I find three lessons coming to the fore – lessons which may just help others, whether they be fellow sufferers or those seeking to minister to them.
Screen Sabbaths: A Modest Proposal for a Digital World
Taking disciplined time away from screens may not be the only way to live in the digital world without being conformed to it, but it is one good way.
November 15, 2022
Sing Loud, Die Happy
Singing is a big deal for Christians.
It’s “one of the most repeated commands in Holy Scripture,” according to Jim Thompson, author of Sing Loud, Die Happy: An Exploration of How God's Gift of Song Is Meant to Change Us. “It’s right up there with ‘believe’ and ‘do not fear.’” It’s so important that Martin Luther said, “Next to theology, I give to music the highest place and the greatest honor.”
And yet I’m not sure that many of us have given much thought to why singing matters to us as Christians....
November 13, 2022
Remember Who You Are (Colossians 3:1-17)
Big Idea: Remember who you are; act in light of who you are.
In my mind, one of the most fascinating characters of the 20th century was Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, better known as King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire and Emperor of India from 20 January 1936 until he abdicated in December of the same year and became simply the Duke of Windsor.
What’s so interesting about him? Any king who abdicates is fascinating. Even before he be...
November 12, 2022
Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
We must be willing to go as slow as necessary in order to see faithful local leaders raised up. We can only do this by trusting God with the timing, the adjusted expectations, and the weight of the lostness around us.
You Are the Horse: Low-Bar Evangelism Strategy
After a while you can provide some more training and equip them for some bigger jumps where they might start articulating the gospel to other people and answering their questions....
November 8, 2022
As Long As You Know You're Nobody Very Special
I need the story of a talking horse named Bree to remind me that I’m nobody special.
The story comes from The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis.
Bree has pretended to be a normal horse for a long time. Captured as a foal, Bree has had to hide his identity for a long time in order to survive. It’s hard to be great but then be forced to hide one’s greatness.
Bree finally gets his chance to return to Narnia but reveals a lack of courage on the way back. Perhaps Bree isn’t such a special horse after all....
November 5, 2022
Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
An Outpouring of God’s Grace in Saskatoon
There’s only a small number of Christians in this country, and there are whole areas where there's no gospel-centered church at all.
Why There Are No Insignificant Christians
The person sitting in the other pew at church is more glorious than you realize.
Will We Have Regrets at the Judgment Seat of Christ?
Just as there are eternal consequences to our faith, so there are eternal consequences to our works.
November 1, 2022
Redeeming Productivity
I’m a sucker for a certain kind of book: one that’s practical, but deeply rooted in God’s truth.
Some books are practical but lack depth. They tell you what to do without grounding their advice in anything deeper. Other books are deeply theological but don’t tell you how to live. My favorite books begin with God’s truth, and then tease out what that truth means for our lives.
One such book is Redeeming Productivity: Getting More Done for the Glory of God by Reagan Rose.
Theological TruthsRose bases...
