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This is our weekly roundup of links for 12/16/2019-12/20/2019 from around the web. We hope you find the following articles helpful to your growth in godliness.
Our writing team writes all over the internet for a variety of publications like Desiring God, TGC, and much here.
- How Did the Enlightenment Impact the Church? By Dave Jenkins over at Christianity.com https://www.christianity.com/wiki/history/how-did-the-enlightenment-impact-the-church.html
- Advent is for Broken Hearts by Glenna Marshall over at Women Encouraged. https://www.women-encouraged.com/blog/advent-is-for-broken-hearts/
- Death Will Come When Christ Calls by Christine Chappell over at Desiring God. https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/death-will-come-when-christ-calls
- In Christ There is Hope for the Discouraged by Dave Jenkins over at Unlocking the Bible. https://unlockingthebible.org/2019/12/christ-hope-discouraged/
The top ten most-read articles and media content on our website this past week.
- Micah Caswell– Thomas Patient: The Father of the Irish Baptist Church https://servantsofgrace.org/micah-caswell-thomas-patient-the-father-of-the-irish-baptist-church/
- Three Reasons Why Christ’s Ascension Matters to You by Brian Hedges https://servantsofgrace.org/three-reasons-christs-ascension-matters/
- Hope in the Ruins by Mike Milton https://servantsofgrace.org/hope-in-the-ruins/
- Grace: The Dominant Note of Christmas by John Piper https://servantsofgrace.org/grace-the-dominant-note-of-christmas/
- Making Church A Safe Place for Sorrow by Christine Chappell. https://servantsofgrace.org/making-church-a-safe-place-for-sorrow/
- Two Big Barriers to Christian Hospitality by Rosaria Butterfield https://servantsofgrace.org/two-big-barriers-to-christian-hospitality/
- The Importance of Jesus the Divine Word https://servantsofgrace.org/the-importance-of-jesus-the-divine-word/
- Contentment at Christmas: A Bible Study for Mothers by Lois McCrea https://servantsofgrace.org/contentment-at-christmas-a-bible-study-for-mothers/
- How to Pray During Marital Conflict by Andreas Kostenberger https://servantsofgrace.org/how-to-pray-during-marital-conflict/
- Will You Be Faithful Even if It Costs You? by G.K. Beale https://servantsofgrace.org/will-you-be-faithful-even-if-it-costs-you/
Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).
You can connect with Dave on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, YouTube, or subscribe to his newsletter.
When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
