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Weekly Roundup: January 4–10, 2026
1/4/2026
1/5/2026
- Contending for the Word Q&A Podcast: How Christians Grow in Discernment, A Biblical and Practical Guide — Listen
- Sound Theology and Discernment with Justin Peters Podcast: Evidence for a Young Universe — Listen
- Reading the Bible Daily with Dave Podcast: Job 3, When Words Fail, Lament in the Depths of Suffering — Listen
- The Elemental Spirits of Colossae and New Age Deception — Doreen Virtue: Read
- 5 Triggers That Helped Me Grow in Prayer — Brian Hedges: Read
1/6/2026
- 15 Ways to Feed on the Word in the New Year — Brian Hedges: Read
- Contending for the Word Q&A Podcast: Why Adding or Taking Away from God’s Word Is Spiritually Dangerous — Listen
- Contending for the Word Podcast: Centering Prayer Examined: Scripture, Silence, and Spiritual Deception — Listen
- Reading the Bible Daily with Dave Podcast: Job 4, Eliphaz Speaks and the Counsel of Assumption — Listen
- Warriors of Grace Podcast: Men of Resolve: Standing Firm in a Compromised World — Listen
1/7/2026
- How to Cultivate Biblical Literacy at the Start of the Year — Dave Jenkins: Read
- Reading the Bible Daily with Dave Podcast: Job 5, Misapplied Discipline and the Danger of Weaponized Theology — Listen
- Contending for the Word Q&A Podcast: How Christians Can Delight in God’s Word Daily, Even in Busy or Dry Seasons — Listen
- New Age to Christ with Doreen Virtue Podcast: The Spiritual Dangers of New Age Healing and the Call to Biblical Discernment — Listen
- Equipping You in Grace Podcast: The Priority of Prayer: Cultivating Communion with God — Listen
1/8/2026
- Reading the Bible Daily with Dave Podcast: Job 6, Honest Lament Before a Faithful God — Listen
- Why Spiritual Disciplines Matter: Six Reasons to Pursue Them — Landon Coleman: Read
- Contending for the Word Q&A Podcast: Doers of the Word, Living Out Obedient Faith in a Noisy World — Listen
- Anchored in the Word Podcast: Be Doers of the Word: Living Out James 1:22 — Listen
- NAR to Christ with Dawn Hill Podcast: The New Apostolic Reformation Exposed, Modern Apostles, Prophets, and Word of Faith Errors — Listen
- Why the Local Church Still Matters in an Age of Celebrity Christianity — Dave Jenkins: Read
1/9/2026
- Reading the Bible Daily with Dave Podcast: Job 7: Life Is a Breath, God Is Merciful — Listen
- New Age to Christ with Doreen Virtue Podcast: Yoga and Spiritual Warfare, Why the Roots Matter for Christians — Listen
- Contending for the Word Q&A Podcast: Sanctification, How God Shapes Our Daily Life in Christ — Listen
- Engaging in the Means of Grace as a Christian — Landon Coleman: Read
- Servants of Grace Podcast: Psalm 125, Standing Firm Because the Lord Surrounds His People — Listen
1/10/2026
- Contending for the Word Q&A Podcast: How Christians Fight Sin Biblically, Hope for the Battle Against Temptation — Listen
- The Weekly Watch Podcast: True Revival vs. False Revival: Biblical Discernment from Scripture — Listen
- Reading the Bible Daily with Dave Podcast: Job 8: When Simplistic Theology Wounds the Suffering — Listen
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 (G3 Press, 2022), and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).
You can connect with Dave on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, YouTube, or subscribe to his newsletter.
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.
