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On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave shares about his dad’s dementia and his mom’s Alzheimer’s and considers availing of the means of grace personally and at your local church, along with advice on caring for your family member with memory loss.
What you’ll hear in this episode
- See the family member or friend as a person made in the image of God.
- Have a solid support system at church and with good friends who are willing to listen and pray for you.
- Be sitting under the ministry of the Word in a healthy local church where your pastor preaches verse-by-verse sermons.
- Share openly with your spouse about your pain and struggles.
- Share openly with your pastor or pastors about what is going on with your parents.
- Give yourself some grace.
- Be involved in the care of your family member. Ask lots of questions.
- Understand that there will be lots of days where you may be frustrated and that crying isn’t bad. Take your cares to the Lord. Draw near to the Lord.
- Avail yourself of the means of God’s grace.
- Find biblical counseling if you need it. I recommend the Association of Biblical Counselors.
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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.
