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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, 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).
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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.
