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# Saturday Links
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/saturday-links-242/
- Published: 2021-05-15T09:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-16T09:46:49.000Z
- Description: The best articles I've read this week
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Links

**Podcast:** I enjoyed talking to Kevin Vanhoozer about the role of theology in discipleship on the [Gospel for Life podcast](https://www.dashhouse.com/hears-and-doers-with-dr-kevin-vanhoozer/).

Curated links for your weekend reading:

[The Danger of Being Driven By “Distant Drama”](https://go.dashhouse.com/4L8o?ref=dashhouse.com)

> Let’s not be so consumed with “distant dramas” that we fail to “look local,” and then lose sight of the fields of service where we can actually make a difference.

[How Not to Debate Ideas in the Public Square](https://go.dashhouse.com/4L8g?ref=dashhouse.com)

> Here are eight bad ideas when it comes to communicating our ideas in public.

[A Part of Me Died When I Became a Pastor](https://go.dashhouse.com/4LC4?ref=dashhouse.com)

> I’m holding back dozens of other thoughts and opinions that I wish I could share. It’s the part of me I had to bury.

[Why Confessions Matter](https://go.dashhouse.com/4LYe?ref=dashhouse.com)

> If I have the Bible, why do I need anything else? Many serious, well-intentioned Christians have asked this question out of suspicion toward “man-made” creeds and confessions.

[Preparing for the Stewardship of Persecution](https://go.dashhouse.com/4L8n?ref=dashhouse.com)

> When we are called to the stewardship of persecution it matters how we respond.

[Post the Strongest Soldiers at the Weakest Gate](https://go.dashhouse.com/4L8w?ref=dashhouse.com)

> The greatest part of our striving for holiness should be right where the attack is strong and the defense is weak.

[Faster! Faster?](https://go.dashhouse.com/4L8k?ref=dashhouse.com)

> If you’re simply speeding things up because you are in a hurry to get through it, it might be better to not do it at all.

My [column](https://go.dashhouse.com/straightpaths?ref=dashhouse.com) this week at The Gospel Coalition Canada: [The Conflict Trap](https://go.dashhouse.com/4LBo?ref=dashhouse.com)

> In a period of high conflict, let’s avoid becoming part of the problem.