by Rebecca Davis | Sep 5, 2018 | birthday reflections, seeking Jesus
In the early- to mid-1990s, we sat in our first church small group. (We’d been wanting small groups in our previous independent Baptist church, but the pastor wouldn’t allow them.) This first one for us was at Bean Blossom Mennonite Church—which I’ve blogged...
by Rebecca Davis | Sep 3, 2018 | challenging the status quo, For the Protectors
Last fall “Jane Doe” told her story of rape and its coverup at John MacArthur’s school The Master’s University. I wrote a commentary that referenced it here. At the beginning of this school year, John MacArthur made reference to this story in his opening remarks. You...
by Rebecca Davis | Aug 14, 2018 | For the Protectors
I’ve been reading about the Thomas Chantry trial at Thou Art the Man, and the shameful cover-ups of his abuse of young boys. Such a similar story to so many others, so many broken lives, so many years, so much harm, so much evil behavior from those who claim to...
by Rebecca Davis | Aug 10, 2018 | our New Covenant identity, sanctification by faith alone
What did God even mean when He said He had “led captivity captive”? This is a truth from Psalm 68, which Paul reiterated in Ephesians 4. Our Lord Jesus Christ, when he defeated the enemy, took into exile the very concept of exile. Here’s the joy for...
by Rebecca Davis | Jul 27, 2018 | challenging the status quo, sanctification by faith alone, untwisting Scriptures
Read Part 1 here. Read Part 2 here. In Quieting a Noisy Soul, author Jim Berg declares that the cause of the noisy soul is your sin: your unbelief, your discontent, and your guilty conscience (and as it turns out, your pride and your stubbornness). Throughout his...