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# Saturday Links
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/saturday-links-425/
- Published: 2024-12-21T10:00:02.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-21T10:00:02.000Z
- Description: Misconceptions about the Christmas story, missional Sabbaths, beautiful churches, and more
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Links

Curated links for your weekend reading:

[Think You Know the Christmas Story?](https://go.dashhouse.com/S9c1?ref=dashhouse.com)

> It might be useful to reflect on a few common misconceptions about the Christmas story. Here are five of them.

[Did the Son of God Leave Heaven When He Came to Earth?](https://go.dashhouse.com/S9c5?ref=dashhouse.com)

> We don’t need the Son of God leaving heaven for earth in order for the incarnation to be worth singing about.

[How the Sabbath Is Missional](https://go.dashhouse.com/S9c-?ref=dashhouse.com)

> When we rest for God, we join him on mission.

[Meet the Astronaut Who Left NASA to Help Support Healthy Churches](https://go.dashhouse.com/S9d7?ref=dashhouse.com)

> In spring 2021, Capitol Hill Baptist Church (CHBC) in Washington, DC, had nine pastoral interns.  
> One was NASA’s former head astronaut.

[Why We Need Beautiful Churches](https://go.dashhouse.com/S9dC?ref=dashhouse.com)

> Why do we need beautiful churches? The simplest answer is: because God is beautiful, the universe he made is beautiful, and the gospel of lavish grace is beautiful. To willingly have ugly churches, then, is a kind of inconsistency, if not an untruth.

[What to Do If You Have to Preach Extemporaneously](https://go.dashhouse.com/S9d2?ref=dashhouse.com) and [Helpful Hacks for Preaching from a Manuscript](https://go.dashhouse.com/S9d4?ref=dashhouse.com)

> Tips for preaching under two very different circumstances

[12 Fresh Ways to Read Your Bible in 2025](https://go.dashhouse.com/S9cd?ref=dashhouse.com) and [Best Bible Reading Plans for 2025](https://go.dashhouse.com/S95n?ref=dashhouse.com)

> Two helpful articles from Tim Challies and Reagan Rose