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Our Immutable Guarantee

Dave Jenkins
Nov 9, 2021
If you have studied history or, more specifically, Western philosophy, you are most likely familiar with Plato, Socrates, or Aristotle, the greatest of ancient Greek philosophers. While the ideas of these men continue to be taught in colleges and universities today, several thinkers developed...

Finding Joy in Christ

Dave Jenkins
Oct 13, 2021
Paul’s friends in Philippi faced significant internal and external threats. Externally, they were confronted by opponents who threatened their lives. Paul himself was chained at the time of writing his letter to the Philippians in Rome, awaiting the emperor’s decision on his life. In Philippi,...

Why Biblical Literacy Matters

Dave Jenkins
Sep 4, 2021
In their recent 2021 study, Lifeway Research found that eleven percent of American evangelicals have read all of Scripture, nine percent have read all of Scripture more than once, ten percent none at all, thirteen percent only a few sentences, twelve percent almost all of it, fifteen percent at...

Men, Be the Chief Repenters in Your Homes

Dave Jenkins
Oct 15, 2020
In his classic book, The Doctrine of Repentance , Thomas Watson outlined six ingredients for true repentance: The first is the sight of sin , whereby a person comes to himself (Luke 15:17) and views his lifestyle as sinful. If we fail to see our sin, we rarely, if ever, are motivated to repent. The...

Dear Seminary Students: Love the Word & People of God

Dave Jenkins
Aug 31, 2020
Seminary is an incredible opportunity to grow in knowledge of the Word of God and theology in general. It can also be a place where one’s spiritual life suffers a slow, steady decline. I can remember a friend of mine who had gone to Bible College and came back to the church I was attending. I...

More Than a Feeling

Dave Jenkins
Jul 28, 2020
Scripture’s sufficiency means that God’s Word is reliable and trustworthy for the faith and practice of the people of God (2 Peter 1:3). Our view on this point affects how we read and interpret the Bible. I have often heard Christians in Bible studies ask, “What does this verse mean to you?” That...

Scripture: Sufficient For You

Dave Jenkins
May 5, 2020
The sufficiency of Scripture is a crucial tenet of the Christian faith. By Scripture , we mean the sixty-six canonical books that constitute the whole Word of God—both the Old and New Testaments. By sufficiency , we mean that the Scriptures are all the Christian needs in order to be equiped for a...

Caring for a Father with Dementia

Dave Jenkins
Apr 14, 2020
It was a pleasant summer evening in Caldwell, Idaho, and my wife and I were sitting in our home watching some TV. The year was 2012. Suddenly my cell phone rang: It was my older brother, calling me to let me know that my dad—who had moved from the Seattle area to Eastern Washington six and a half...

Joy for the Anxious

Dave Jenkins
Mar 24, 2020
Anxiety presents a real struggle for many in the United States. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, "Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older, or 18.1% of the population every year...

The God-Centered Gospel

Dave Jenkins
Sep 15, 2017
The Bible from beginning to end is the story of God. There is but one living and true God (Deuteronomy 6:4; Is. 45:5-7; 1 Cor. 8:4), an infinite, all-knowing Spirit (John 4:24), perfect in all His attributes, one in essence, eternally existing in three Persons–Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (...

Three Keys to a Better Prayer Life

Dave Jenkins
Feb 19, 2015
By God’s grace, I’ve been a Christian since I was 4 years old. Over the years my family has gone through many trying situations--my parents’ divorce, mom's remarriage and dad's developing dementia. Like you, I am very familiar with the fact that suffering comes on in full...