Darryl Dash's Blog, page 56
July 17, 2021
Saturday Links
Podcast: I enjoyed talking to Micheal Kruger about his book Surviving Religion 101 on Gospel for Life podcast.
Curated links for your weekend reading:
The Seemingly Small Act of Knowing People’s Names Can Make a Big Difference
While learning names is work, it’s good work to do.
6 Reasons Christians Should Read More
Opening a good book also opens doors shut in our inexperience — and a whole lot of other wonderful things.
In Christ, in the service of...
June 29, 2021
8 Habits for Growth: A Simple Guide to Becoming More Like Christ
I’m excited to share the endorsements for my forthcoming book, 8 Habits for Growth: A Simple Guide to Becoming More Like Christ.
I’m grateful to each of the people who were kind enough to read and endorse the book.
If you’re interested in learning more, I’m also including the table of contents below. It releases on August 3. Special preorder bonuses are available now.
I like ebooks, but I especially recommend the paper version for this book. Moody has done a great job making it look rea...
June 26, 2021
Saturday Links
Podcast: I enjoyed talking to Dean Inserra about the new prosperity gospel on the Gospel for Life podcast.
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Pastors, you cannot just look at what is happening around you now. Work today for that day when you will finally be able to see your work.
Should the Church Operate Like a Business?
Simply put, local churches aren’t like businesses; they’re more like embassies of a great kingdom or a family in the same household.
June 22, 2021
The Psalm 1 Life
If I aspire to anything, it’s to live a Psalm 1 life.
Psalm 1 captivates me. It pictures two ways of life. There are only two ways, after all. We think there are more, but the choice before us is binary.
One is to listen to all the wrong voices, to be shaped by views of life that seem to make a sense of a lot of people. It’s to allow ourselves to be influenced by the zeitgeist, to be consumed with a constant diet of posts and media that drag us, slowly and imperceptibly, away from God....
June 19, 2021
Saturday Links
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It fatigues me.
The latest example of the attempt to erase native people and their culture from the Canadian experience is the recent discovery of two-hundred and fifteen graves of native children on the property of a residential school run by Canadian governments and churches.
Pastors: Why Your Local Influence is More Essential than a National Platform
what is the difference between local influence and national prominence? Why would local ...
June 15, 2021
More Than a Battle
According to Christianity Today, sexual ethics among Christians are changing. “Evangelicals, especially those under 40, increasingly see cohabitation as morally acceptable. Most young evangelicals have engaged in it or expect to.”
Not only that, but many younger evangelicals seem to be adopting progressive views of sexuality. Purity culture and the Billy Graham rule are out. Determining your own sexual boundaries is in. Opportunities for sexual sin are everywhere.
That’s why I’m gr...
June 12, 2021
Saturday Links
Podcast: I enjoyed talking to Gregg Allison about his book Embodied on the Gospel for Life podcast.
Curated links for your weekend reading:
We are no different from our forebears, at least not in any substantive way. Our manners and methods may have changed, but we are not wiser, more moral, more faithful, or less naive.
The Six Way Fracturing of Evangelicalism
As I have surveyed the evangelical landscape and discussed with pastors all around the country...
June 8, 2021
Help Others Build Onramps for Spiritual Habits
We should all be concerned.
It’s important for every believer to read Scripture regularly and well, to allow God’s Word to shape their hearts and minds so that they live according to Scripture’s story rather than lesser stories peddled by the Word. It’s important that every believer live in prayerful dependence on God and participate in the life of the church.
But the evidence shows it’s not happening as much as we’d like. “I don’t want to sound alarmist, critical, or preachy,” writes ...
June 5, 2021
Saturday Links
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There he now sits, a glutton for interruptions, spending hours on his phone — and countless hours on other distractions. He no longer possesses the power of fixed attention (so vital in the Enemy’s service).
It is not enough to possess a leadership position. We ought to embody the kind of leaders that God desires: “faithful, reliable, caring shepherds.”
June 1, 2021
Why Habits Are Important When Talking About Spiritual Disciplines
I have books on my shelf about spiritual disciplines: Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney, A Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster, The Spirit of the Disciplines by Dallas Willard, and more. They’re good and worth reading.
But I also own books about habits, including A Habit Called Faith by Jen Pollock Michel, Habits of Grace by David Mathis, and Your Future Self Will Thank You by Drew Dyck. I’ve even written a couple: How to Grow and 8 Habits for Growth.
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