Dave Block

Dave has spent his life serving the local church as a youth director, deacon, associate pastor, and pastor. Train for Eternity grows out of that same work: helping ordinary Christians open the Scriptures, read the great Puritan and Reformed writers, and live faithfully in light of what they learn.

Dave is a certified counselor with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors, and his counseling ministry is marked by a steady commitment to shepherding others with biblical clarity and compassion. He has also served as a hospice chaplain and as a chaplain at a cancer hospital, bringing comfort and hope to people facing profound suffering. Those years at the bedside and in the counseling room shape the way he writes: for real people, with real burdens, who need the truth of God’s Word.

ACBC certified counselor, with specializations in marriage, addiction, and reconciliation counseling
Has served as youth director, deacon, associate pastor, and pastor
Hospice chaplain and cancer hospital chaplain
B.S. in Biblical Studies, Moody Bible Institute

Where the name comes from

The phrases “train for eternity” and “something higher and better” come from J.C. Ryle’s Thoughts for Young Men.

“No! you were meant for something higher and better than this. You were placed here to train for eternity.”
J.C. Ryle

What we believe

We are committed to the five solas of the Reformation. It’s not just a slogan, it’s the truth.

Sola Scriptura

Scripture alone

Sola Fide

Faith alone

Sola Gratia

Grace alone

Solus Christus

Christ alone

Soli Deo Gloria

To the glory of God alone

Train for Eternity is a ministry of Radiant Hope Biblical Counseling. Dave also hosts the Radiant Hope Podcast.

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