This is our weekly roundup of links for 12/9/2019-12/14/2019 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.

1. Don’t Mistake Experience for Growth by Kris Sinclair over at GCD. https://gcdiscipleship.com/article-feed/2019/12/4/dont-mistake-experience-for-growth
2. To the Single Parents at Christmas, God Sees You by Katie Faris over at Her View From Home. https://herviewfromhome.com/to-the-single-parents-at-christmas-god-sees-you/
3. Podcasts as a Spiritual discipline: 10 Tips for Fruitful Listening by Christine Chappell http://lbdministries.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=d947bf06a885db0d477d707121934ff8.321&s=05ea7f455b7d45f4161515a941280bb9
4. What Does it Mean to Bless God? by Dave Jenkins over at Christianity.com https://www.christianity.com/wiki/god/what-does-it-mean-to-bless-god.html
5. What is Prayer? Why Do We Pray? by Dave Jenkins over at Christianity.com https://www.christianity.com/wiki/prayer/what-is-prayer-why-do-we-pray.html

The top ten most-read articles and media content on our website this past week.

1. Christopher Ash– Remaking a Broken World The Heart of the Bible Story https://servantsofgrace.org/christopher-ash-remaking-a-broken-world-the-heart-of-the-bible-story/
2. Paul’s ALL CAPS Declaration by Jen Oshman https://servantsofgrace.org/pauls-all-caps-declaration/
3. Making Church a Safe Place for Sorrow by Christine Chappell. https://servantsofgrace.org/making-church-a-safe-place-for-sorrow/
4. The Gift of Lament by Ernie Baker https://servantsofgrace.org/the-gift-of-lament/
5. How the spirit and the Word Prepare You for the Lord’s Supper by David Schrock. https://servantsofgrace.org/spirit-word-prepare-lords-supper/
6. What Advent is All About by John Piper. https://servantsofgrace.org/what-advent-is-all-about/
7. The Greatest Example of Irony in the Bible by G.K. Beale https://servantsofgrace.org/the-greatest-example-of-irony-in-the-bible/
8. The Connection Between The Incarnation and The High Priestly Ministry of Jesus https://servantsofgrace.org/the-connection-between-the-incarnation-and-the-high-priestly-ministry-of-jesus/
9. Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals: Why We Need Our Past to Have a Future – Gavin Ortlund reviewed by David Steele https://servantsofgrace.org/theological-retrieval-for-evangelicals-why-we-need-our-past-to-have-a-future-gavin-ortlund/
10. Boasting in the Cross by Dave Jenkins https://servantsofgrace.org/boasting-in-the-cross/

Dave Jenkins( Executive Director )

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.