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On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Doreen discuss the dangers of contemplative prayer and lectio divina, the nature and purpose of biblical meditation and revival, how our theology should affect our prayer lives, and much more.
What you’ll hear in this episode
- The difference between exegesis and eisegesis.
- What Lectio Divina is and why it is so dangerous.
- Why contemplative prayer, etc. undermines the sufficiency of Scripture.
- The dangers of ungodly meditation.
- The nature and purpose of biblical meditation and the church’s teaching on biblical meditation.
- The nature and purpose of genuine biblical revival.
- The danger of “feelings focused” faith rather than a Scripture grounded faith in Christ.
- Why we should only go to biblically trained biblical counselors and not a spiritual director.
- Things to do look for when churches engage in contemplative prayer, etc.
- Some strategies to grow in biblical literacy.
- How our theology should affect our prayer lives.
- The importance of a solid local church for every Christian.
About Guest
Doreen’s website is: DoreenVirtue.com and you can find her at Instagram.com/DoreenVirtue, Facebook.com/DoreenVirtueForJesus, and YouTube.com/DoreenVirtueForJesus
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Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.
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.
