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# Saturday Links
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/saturday-links-245/
- Published: 2021-06-05T09:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-15T15:56:22.000Z
- Description: The best articles I've read this week
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Links

Curated links for your weekend reading:

[Bored to Death](https://go.dashhouse.com/4Tdh?ref=dashhouse.com)

> 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).

[Pastor, Be One In A Thousand](https://go.dashhouse.com/4Tdb?ref=dashhouse.com)

> It is not enough to possess a leadership position. We ought to embody the kind of leaders that God desires: “faithful, reliable, caring shepherds.”

[Five Reasons to Pastor an Old Church, Even With All Its Problems](https://go.dashhouse.com/4Tdd?ref=dashhouse.com)

> If you’re an aspiring pastor, you may think your best route is church planting — and you may be right. But allow me to push you to at least consider the benefits and joys of investing your time and energy into an established church.

[How Do We Interpret Old Testament Narrative?](https://go.dashhouse.com/4Tdj?ref=dashhouse.com)

> Here are 10 quick suggestions, accompanied by examples from 2nd Samuel.

[Five Ways Designated Giving Can Get Your Church in Trouble](https://go.dashhouse.com/4Tdl?ref=dashhouse.com)

> Designated giving can be an incredible blessing for your church. But far too many churches are handling designated giving in ways that can get them in trouble.

[How to Deal with Those Who Differ from Us](https://go.dashhouse.com/4TyW?ref=dashhouse.com)

> There are three major questions that we must ask; and I would like to emphasize very strongly that, in my judgement, we need to ask them precisely in the right order: (1) What do I owe the person who differs from me? (2) What can I learn from the person who differs from me? (3) How can I cope with the person who differs from me?

My [column](https://go.dashhouse.com/straightpaths?ref=dashhouse.com) this week at The Gospel Coalition Canada: [Be Careful About Calling Somebody a Heretic](https://go.dashhouse.com/4Sv-?ref=dashhouse.com)

> To preserve the notion of heresy, and for the sake of our own integrity, be careful before you call someone who disagrees with you a heretic.