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# Saturday Links
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/saturday-links-471/
- Published: 2025-11-08T10:00:18.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-08T10:00:18.000Z
- Description: Reasons for leaving church, the private pain of small church pastors, artificially intelligent pastors, and more
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Links

[Not All Reasons for Leaving a Church Are Created Equal](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/reasons-leaving-church-equal/?ref=dashhouse.com)

> I suspect many leave for the very reasons God gave us the church in the first place

[When People Leave: The Private Pain of the Small Church Pastor](https://karlvaters.com/private-pain/?ref=dashhouse.com)

> Even if the church is large and growing, it can be hard when people leave. But when the church is small, each loss is much more painful.

[Stay Put and Make Disciples: a Plea to Aging Saints](http://rss.desiringgod.org/link/10732/17202761/stay-put-and-make-disciples?ref=dashhouse.com)

> Godly influence compounds when you invest deeply in a place.

[The Tragedy of Artificially Intelligent Pastors](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/erik-raymond/the-tragedy-of-artificially-intelligent-pastors/?ref=dashhouse.com)

> Just because you do something faster doesn’t mean it’s done right–or better.

[Don’t Misread Proverbs 31: Discover Lady Wisdom](https://www.logos.com/grow/nook-proverbs-31-lady-wisdom/?ref=dashhouse.com)

> The portrait of the so-called “virtuous” woman is about far more than wifely duties. It is, in fact, the personification of the timeless and ancient person we first learn about in Proverbs 8: Lady Wisdom.

[To Understand Jesus Walking on Water, Turn to the Old Testament](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/jesus-walking-water-old-testament/?ref=dashhouse.com)

> Mark’s logic works like a syllogism: Yahweh treads on the water; Jesus treads on the water; therefore, Jesus is Yahweh.

My column this week at [The Gospel Coalition Canada](https://go.dashhouse.com/straightpaths?ref=dashhouse.com): [The World Series and the Christian Life](https://ca.thegospelcoalition.org/columns/straight-paths/the-world-series-and-the-christian-life/?ref=dashhouse.com)

> If baseball players commit to discipline for a championship, how much more should we commit to Christian faithfulness?