Trevin Wax-- This Is Our Time: Everyday Myths in Light of the Gospel

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Posted On May 7, 2017

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Episode 84- Trevin Wax– This Is Our Time: Everyday Myths in Light of the Gospel

by Dave Jenkins | May 7, 2017 | Equipping You in Grace, Featured

Welcome to the eighty-fourth episode of Equipping You in Grace. On today’s episode, Dave Jenkins interviews Dr. Trevin Wax about his book This Is Our Time: Everyday Myths in Light of the Gospel (B&H, 2017).

What you’ll hear in this episode:

Trevin’s life, marriage, ministry and upcoming ministry projects.
The influence Trevin’s Romanian father-in-law Florin has had on his own life and faith.
Why Trevin believes the smart phone is a myth-teller.
What impact technology has on our hearts and minds.
The stories we tell ourselves about possessions, status, and success.
How Hollywood and the Bible are after the same shared goal.
The three maps everyone is trying to discover.
The problem with seeing Christianity as only a private part of life.
The myths people and Christians believe about marriage.
Why sex is neither everything nor nothing, but a sign.
The importance of acknowledging the myth of progress and the myth of decline in the history of the world.

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About the Guest:

Trevin Wax is the Bible and Reference Publisher for LifeWay Christian Resources. A former missionary to Romania, Trevin hosts a blog at The Gospel Coalition and regularly contributes to The Washington Post, Religion News Service, World, and Christianity Today, which named him one of thirty-three millennials shaping the next generation of evangelicals. His previous books include Counterfeit Gospels, Clear Winter Nights, and Gospel-Centered Teaching. He and his wife Corina have three children.

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Dave Jenkins is happily married to Sarah Jenkins. 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, and is the Host for the Equipping You in Grace Podcast. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021) and The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Parler, Truth Social, 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.

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