Shed the Old Skin of Worm Theology (the deleted chapter)
This is a chapter I removed from Untwisting Scriptures #6 Striving, Dying to Self, and Life. (It seemed to go a bit off topic.) The book now contains no reference to “worm theology,” but I left this former-chapter-now-web-article as is. Untwisting Scriptures to...The Bait and Switch of the False Gospel
Do you remember all those “woes” that Jesus pronounced on the scribes and Pharisees? Here are some of them, from Luke 11:42-44. “But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done,...What Does “He Must Increase But I Must Decrease” Really Mean?
Here is this article in audio form. (If you choose to listen, at a certain point you may still want to look at the diagram below.) My plan is for this article to eventually be edited into a chapter of Untwisting Scriptures #6, Striving, Dying to Self, and Life....Forgiveness and Mixed Messages: Sorting Out Psychological, Scriptural, and Nouthetic Perspectives on Forgiveness (Guest Post by Rhoda Hostetler)
I’m privileged to publish Rhoda’s research and personal experience regarding forgiveness. This article comes with a caution: child sexual abuse. *** Forgiveness, like any power, can be used for good or for ill. Understood and implemented correctly, it can...
I’m Rebecca Davis, a trauma-informed writer, book coach, speaker, compassionate witness, prayer minister, and lover of Jesus who lives in Greenville, South Carolina.
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