Esau’s Shadow Over the Manger
(The Lineage You Never See in a Nativity Scene) You can listen to this article here: Have you ever seen King Herod depicted in a nativity scene? I’ve lived a long time, but I’ve never seen it. Not once. Stars and angels and holy family and peaceful animals and...A Whole New Way to Look at “That Mansion Waiting for Me”
You may already know the context I’m referring to. It’s John 14:2, where Jesus said in the KJV, “In my Father’s house are many mansions. . . . I go to prepare a place for you.” Now, I’ve got some lyrics for you to skim ever so briefly. Just to get the feel of them,...Do You Fear You’ve Committed the Unpardonable Sin?
What is “blasphemy against the Holy Spirit” anyway? This troubling verse is found in Matt 12:31. Let’s look at the context that starts in verse 22. Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke...Who Does the Bible Say We Should Avoid?
In Untwisting Scriptures Book 6, I devote a chapter to the question “Should You Love Yourself?” In it, I present the arguments for and against love of self. Here’s the primary Scriptures used in the argument against, 2 Timothy 3:1-5. But understand this, that in the...
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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