Jason Duesing- Mere Hope: Life in an Age of Cynicism

Jason Duesing- Mere Hope: Life in an Age of Cynicism

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On the latest Equipping You in Grace episode, Dave Jenkins, and Jason Duesing discuss fighting against cynicism and for joy, along with his book, Mere Hope: Life in an Age of Cynicism (B&H, 2018)

What you’ll hear in this episode

Preaching the gospel to ourselves and fighting against cynicism.
How being in community in the local church helps Christians fight against cynicism and for joy.
The danger of platform building, Christian stewardship, social media, and ministering for God’s glory alone.
Why cynicism is so destructive.
How C.S. Lewis helps Christians learn to fight against cynicism and for joy.
The four directions of mere hope.
How John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress can help Christians facing hard situations but needing encouragement to be of good cheer.
How growing in our understanding of the person and work of Jesus helps God’s people learn to fight against cynicism.
How having the proper perspective as Christians helps them have the proper perspective so that they will remain in gospel hope.
How our ambition should align with the ambitious hope of the Bible.
How Carl Henry’s teaching on the Christian life being a life-view helps Christians fight against cynicism.

About the Guest

Jason G. Duesing serves in academic leadership at Midwestern Seminary and is the author of Seven Summits in Church History, and editor and contributing author of First Freedom: The Beginning and End of Religious Liberty, Adoniram Judson: A Bicentennial Appreciation of the Pioneer American Missionary, and other works. He is married to Kalee and together they have two sons of Adam and two daughters of Eve.

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Dave Jenkins( Executive Director )

Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.