Darryl Dash's Blog, page 61
March 6, 2021
Saturday Links
Podcast: I enjoyed interviewing Nate Pickowicz about his new book How to Eat Your Bible on the Gospel for Life Podcast.
Curated links for your weekend reading:
Christian Freedom and the Sin of Silence
Tolerance is not enough anymore. Now, we must affirm someone else’s position and identity or be guilty of transgressing a social law code…
Surprisingly, however, Christians have begun to make similar arguments.
Joy will come in the morning.
And then a whol...
March 2, 2021
So Many Great Books
In the acknowledgments of A Habit Called Faith, Jen Pollock Michel writes, “This book was seeded by an inconspicuous Pascal reference in Kent Annan’s Slow Kingdom Coming. In the margin, I wrote, ‘Book idea?’ I tracked down the reference and tucked it away for several years.”
Books are like that. A book references a second book written centuries before. The idea from that earlier book lays dormant. Eventually, it becomes its own book. The idea contained in a book is like a seed: one is eno...
February 27, 2021
Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
Don’t Be Too Hasty in Your Take on the Post-Pandemic Church
Let’s do what it takes to consider our current cultural context and to adapt to this missionary moment. But don’t assume that all trends are inevitable or that ministry philosophies that focus on in-person gatherings will fade.
It’s Time to Remove Unrepentant Bullies from Church Leadership
An autocratic leader seeks to advance themself at the expense of others. A gospel leader seeks to...
February 23, 2021
How Many Acres Do You Have?
Wild Mountain Thyme isn’t likely to win any Academy Awards, but it’s a fun date movie about an Irish woman named Rosemary who longs to win the heart of her hapless neighbor, Anthony. It’s a fun and scenic movie to watch.
I wasn’t expecting to think much about any of the themes of the movie, but one theme did make me think. Anthony’s cousin Adam visits Ireland from America.
“How many acres do you have?” he asks Rosemary.
“I don’t know,” Rosemary replies.
“How do you not know how m...
February 20, 2021
Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
Pastors, we need people in our lives to whom we confess often.
Pastors and church leaders, whatever actions you take to fight for purity, it’s important to remember: women are not the problem.
Don’t Fill Every Open Moment with Content
I’m suggesting you should give up something to free up a bit more empty space in your life. Recognize that stillness is vital for your spiritual health...
February 16, 2021
The Problem Covering the Problem
I remember the first time I witnessed, from afar, the fall of a Christian leader I respected. One of the painful lessons I learned is that we’re all vulnerable. I appreciate what Ray Ortlund says: “Every one of us is always five minutes away from moral and ministry disaster.” It’s closer than we think.
We have a problem. 64% of Christian men admit to watching porn. 57% of pastors admit they have struggled with porn, either now or in the past. This is a problem we clearly must address. Boo...
February 13, 2021
Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
An Open Letter to the Evangelical Church on Christology
The life and health of the church depends on a correct preaching and teaching of Christ — a teaching that leads us, by God’s grace, to faith and confidence in our Lord Jesus, and an entire life lived in adoration, praise, and obedience to him.
Should Young Pastors Prefer a Large or Small Church?
Are you willing to minister in obscurity where you can come to know what it is to pastor precio...
February 9, 2021
For the Long Haul, Go Deep
My early years were characterized by a mad rush to the pastorate. I took a Bachelor of Theology Honors degree, which was a Master of Divinity with a year tacked on for those with no undergraduate degree. I graduated and took my first pastorate at the age of 24. I was ordained less than two years later.
I don’t regret any of it. The professors who taught me in seminary were world class. My first pastorate had some hard moments, as all pastorates do, but was a gift from God. But looking bac...
February 6, 2021
Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
A Letter to the Premiers of the Provinces and Territories of Canada
We implore you to allow places of worship to open their doors again as soon as it is safe to do so. However, we are not blind to the risk of transmission posed by larger gatherings.
Seven Worship Services Each Week
I want to encourage you to do all that you can to gather in person while honouring the restrictions. Do it for your sheep!
February 2, 2021
Does Leviticus Teach Us How to Handle COVID-19?
Passages in Leviticus that deal with topics like diseases and quarantine no longer seem so removed from our experience.
What do these passages teach us? And how can we apply them today?
What Leviticus TeachesLeviticus 13 to 15 cover a variety of issues related to ceremonial cleanness. It’s part of a larger section (chapters 11 to 16) dealing with purity. God provides a way for impure people to be purified so they can worship him.
Chapters 13 and 14 cover a particular condition. ...
