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What You Didn’t Know About Bill Gothard’s “7 Steps Of Action When Asked To Do Something You Think Is Wrong”

by Rebecca Davis | May 22, 2023 | untwisting Scriptures

Even if you don’t know the name “Bill Gothard,” if you’ve spent time in the evangelical church, you’ve most likely been exposed to his teachings. Yes, he was that influential. Hundreds of thousands sat in his seminars, including the...

“When a Ministry is Being Maligned”: Responding to Chuck Phelps about Bob Jones University

by Rebecca Davis | Apr 16, 2023 | challenging the status quo, For the Protectors, news and musings, untwisting Scriptures

Around ten years ago now, I stumbled in through the back door to my Untwisting Scriptures work. That back door was named “Bob Jones University.” Social media and the news are abuzz about BJU again, since the president has announced his departure because he and the...

Here’s Why “Persecution” in the New Testament Is a Bigger Word Than You Thought

by Rebecca Davis | Apr 14, 2023 | challenging the status quo, our New Covenant identity, untwisting Scriptures

(Or at least bigger than *I* thought, but that’s not as good a title.) I’m working on Untwisting Scriptures #5, “Suffering, Death (to Self), and Life.” In preparation for that, I’m studying all the uses in the New Testament of the Greek words that indicate some...

The Real Reason It’s Important That “Judas Ate Too”

by Rebecca Davis | Apr 3, 2023 | our New Covenant identity

Over the past few years now, every year around Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, this viral statement makes its presence known on social media: “Judas Ate Too.” The original author, one Nic Burleson, observes that Jesus knew He was going to be betrayed...

That Jesus Dream (guest post)

by Rebecca Davis | Mar 20, 2023 | our New Covenant identity, seeking Jesus

Today’s guest poster is choosing anonymity. She says, “First, I want you to be able to read this story for what it is. I’m not a fan of ‘charismatic’ experiences pointing to anyone but Jesus. Second, I want to respect the stories, dignity, and...
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I’m Rebecca Davis, a writer, book coach, speaker, wife, mother, grandmother, compassionate witness, prayer minister, advocate for the oppressed, and lover of Jesus who lives in Greenville, South Carolina.
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