What Does “He Must Increase But I Must Decrease” Really Mean?
Matthew 11 tells us that after he was thrown in prison, John the Baptist sent word by his disciples to Jesus to ask, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” By such a question we ponder that he must have felt intense discouragement and begun to...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...That “Esau Have I Hated” Scripture
The “deconversion” testimonies that have crossed my path may vary, but they are all heartbreaking. In one video, the young woman who was formerly an ardent Independent Baptist mentioned the problem of the hateful God of Romans 9. That is, literally hateful. She quoted...Fake Justice vs Real Justice (Walk Away from the Courtroom Part 3)
This is Part 3 of a series. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. *** I’ve been writing about how the Courtroom metaphor to explain salvation is problematic, and I would say even extremely problematic. David Takle’s book, Lamb of God: Rediscovering the Beauty of 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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