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This is our weekly roundup of links for 12/18/2017-12/23/2017 from around the web. We hope you find the following articles helpful to your growth in godliness.
Unexpected Grace in a Secular place: Revitalizing a Church in Maine by Owen Strachan over at TGC. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/unexpected-grace-secular-place-revitalizing-maine/
How To Begin A Bible-Reading Habit in 2018 by Paul Martin over at Challies https://www.challies.com/articles/how-to-begin-a-bible-reading-habit-in-2018/
What Expository Preaching Is Not by H.B. Charles https://ftc.co/resource-library/blog-entries/what-expository-preaching-is-not
Our Contributors Articles from Around the Web
Each week we will be featuring articles our writers write at a variety of places like TGC, Desiring God, For the Church, ERLC, and more.
The Marvelous Condescension of Christmas by Justin Huffman. http://gcdiscipleship.com/2017/12/24/the-marvelous-condescension-of-christmas/
When Your Reconciliation Doesn’t Reconcile by Gaye Clark. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/when-reconciliation-doesnt-reconcile/
Top Articles on Servants of Grace this week.
The top ten most read articles on our website this past week.
1) Why Does the Church Matter? by Justin Huffman https://servantsofgrace.org/why-does-church-matter/
2) Joy in the Journey by Michael Milton. https://servantsofgrace.org/joy-in-the-journey/
3) Why Justification by Faith Alone is Necessary for Good Works by Matt Perman. https://servantsofgrace.org/why-justification-by-faith-alone-is-necessary-for-good-works/
4) The Three Offices of Christ by Matt Adams. https://servantsofgrace.org/the-three-offices-of-christ/
5) The Patient God by Nick Batzig https://servantsofgrace.org/the-patient-god/
6) Remembering RC Sproul: Our Need for Theological Giants in the Church Today https://servantsofgrace.org/episode-124-remembering-rc-sproul-need-theological-giants-church-today/
7) What is the Doctrine of Justification? by Matt Perman https://servantsofgrace.org/what-is-the-doctrine-of-justification/
8) Why Contend for the Faith? by Costi Hinn https://servantsofgrace.org/why-contend-for-the-faith/
9) Please Stop Saying “God Told Me” by Josh Buice. https://servantsofgrace.org/please-stop-saying-god-told/
10) Why Justification by Faith Alone is Necessary for Good Works by Matt Perman. https://servantsofgrace.org/why-justification-by-faith-alone-is-necessary-for-good-works/
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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.
