This is our weekly roundup of links for 12/16/2019-12/20/2019 from around the web. We hope you find the following articles helpful to your growth in godliness.
Our writing team writes all over the internet for a variety of publications like Desiring God, TGC, and much here.
- How Did the Enlightenment Impact the Church? By Dave Jenkins over at Christianity.com https://www.christianity.com/wiki/history/how-did-the-enlightenment-impact-the-church.html
- Advent is for Broken Hearts by Glenna Marshall over at Women Encouraged. https://www.women-encouraged.com/blog/advent-is-for-broken-hearts/
- Death Will Come When Christ Calls by Christine Chappell over at Desiring God. https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/death-will-come-when-christ-calls
- In Christ There is Hope for the Discouraged by Dave Jenkins over at Unlocking the Bible. https://unlockingthebible.org/2019/12/christ-hope-discouraged/
The top ten most-read articles and media content on our website this past week.
- Micah Caswell– Thomas Patient: The Father of the Irish Baptist Church https://servantsofgrace.org/micah-caswell-thomas-patient-the-father-of-the-irish-baptist-church/
- Three Reasons Why Christ’s Ascension Matters to You by Brian Hedges https://servantsofgrace.org/three-reasons-christs-ascension-matters/
- Hope in the Ruins by Mike Milton https://servantsofgrace.org/hope-in-the-ruins/
- Grace: The Dominant Note of Christmas by John Piper https://servantsofgrace.org/grace-the-dominant-note-of-christmas/
- Making Church A Safe Place for Sorrow by Christine Chappell. https://servantsofgrace.org/making-church-a-safe-place-for-sorrow/
- Two Big Barriers to Christian Hospitality by Rosaria Butterfield https://servantsofgrace.org/two-big-barriers-to-christian-hospitality/
- The Importance of Jesus the Divine Word https://servantsofgrace.org/the-importance-of-jesus-the-divine-word/
- Contentment at Christmas: A Bible Study for Mothers by Lois McCrea https://servantsofgrace.org/contentment-at-christmas-a-bible-study-for-mothers/
- How to Pray During Marital Conflict by Andreas Kostenberger https://servantsofgrace.org/how-to-pray-during-marital-conflict/
- Will You Be Faithful Even if It Costs You? by G.K. Beale https://servantsofgrace.org/will-you-be-faithful-even-if-it-costs-you/
Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is 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). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
