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Welcome to the 143rd episode of Equipping You in Grace. On today’s episode, Dave Jenkins talks with Dr. Stephen Wellum about his book with Trent Hunt, Christ from Beginning to End How the Full Story of Scripture Reveals the Full Glory of Christ (Zondervan, 2018).
What you’ll hear in this episode
- Why it’s important that Christians see the Bible as a puzzle, not a mosaic.
- The importance of learning to read the Bible in its close, continuing, and complete or canonical context.
- Wellum’s thoughts on the resurgence of biblical theology in the past decade.
- How understanding the storyline of the Scripture helps Christians learn to read the Old Testament and the Bible better.
- Wellum’s advice as readers read the Word of God themselves daily in light of the storyline of Scripture.
- How Pastors and ministry leaders can address the growing problem of biblical illiteracy in American evangelicalism0
- Why our joy in Christ and our unity with one another is far more critical than Christians typically realize.
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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.
