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# Saturday Links
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/saturday-links-454/
- Published: 2025-07-12T09:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-07-12T09:00:00.000Z
- Description: Saving strength for service, questions to grow your marriage, redefining the mega church, joy beyond stoicism, and more
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Links

Curated links for your weekend reading:

[A Time to Be Tired](https://sethlewis.ie/2025/07/09/a-time-to-be-tired?ref=dashhouse.com)

> There is a time to save your strength—so that you can spend it more effectively in love and joyful service for God and others.

[Three Excuses for Not Reading Your Bible](https://www.str.org/w/three-excuses-for-not-reading-your-bible?ref=dashhouse.com)

> Seeking fellowship with God is what we’re created to do; like a newborn needs nourishment from mom, so we need nourishment from God’s Word.

[Thirty-five Questions for Maturing a Christian Marriage](https://www.ccwtoday.org/2025/07/thirty-five-questions-for-maturing-a-christian-marriage/?ref=dashhouse.com)

> The way you treat each other is the way you treat yourself, so seek to heal wounds and find out more about the spouse you love.

[Not Just Roles: A Better Way to Study Gender in Scripture](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/not-rush-roles/?ref=dashhouse.com)

> God created two image bearers, blessed them equally, and made them indispensable in carrying out his creation mandate.

[The Solution for Church Decline Is Not Mega Church](https://newcreationinx.com/2025/07/05/the-solution-for-church-decline-is-not-mega-church/?ref=dashhouse.com)

> Mega churches tend to breed consumers and spectators instead of servants; fans instead of sold-out followers.

[Joy Among the Stoics](https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/joy-among-the-stoics?ref=dashhouse.com)

> Augustine believed true happiness can only be found in eternal life, not through the self-sufficiency of Stoic virtue.

[Become Who You Already Are](https://www.gospelforlife.com/become-who-you-already-are/?ref=dashhouse.com)

> Christian growth is not about achieving a new identity through self-improvement, but about living out the transformed identity that God has already given believers through Christ's death and resurrection.

My column this week at [The Gospel Coalition Canada](https://go.dashhouse.com/straightpaths?ref=dashhouse.com): [Two Ways to Bless Churches This Summer](https://ca.thegospelcoalition.org/columns/straight-paths/two-ways-to-bless-churches-this-summer/?ref=dashhouse.com)

> When traveling, find a good local church and show up ready to worship and encourage the congregation, learning from their ministry and carrying insights back home.