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On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Joey Tomlinson about the church and the means of grace, mental health and the church, how we can care for others, and his new book, The Day of Trouble: Depression, Scripture, and the God Who is Near (Joshua Press, 2022).
What you’ll hear in this episode
- Why the church is where God cares for people.
- The Church and the means of grace.
- Why the Church needs to have a serious conversation about mental health.
- Why Christians have good answers on mental health.
- How we can care for others in our local church.
About Our Guest
Joey Tomlinson (D.Min., Southern Seminary) is married to Brayden and together they have 3 boys: Henry, Owen, and Ames. He is the pastor of Deer Park Fellowship—a church plant in Newport News, VA. He is the author of The Day of Trouble: Depression, Scripture, and the God Who is Near (Joshua Press) and is the co-host of broadoakpiety.org.
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Thanks 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 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).
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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.




