A Letter to the Washington Post Revealing Abuse at an SBC Seminary
Megan Cox of Give Her Wings has given me permission to repost her letter to Sarah Pulliam Bailey, the author of the Washington Post series on Paige Patterson. The abuse and abuse enabling in SBC circles is far worse than what I talked about yesterday. Dear Ms....What Students Thought About Paige Patterson’s Forced Early Retirement
Today it was announced that Paige Patterson, President of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, would be “demoted” from President to President Emeritus (though some would reasonably argue that this is simply an early retirement). This “demotion” came after...5 Reasons For Church Small Groups to Replace “Transparency” With “Integrity”
1. There are no Biblical guidelines for “transparency,” but there are for integrity Transparency is an extra-Biblical concept. In church small group it usually seems to mean “being willing to tell us about your sin,” and I think it’s based on James 5:16, which...Reason Trumps Emotions? 90% of Evangelicals Say Yes
It wasn’t a formal survey, by the way. It’s just that when I asked 25 friends, 22½ of them agreed. (So, to be clear, that survey part was a little joke.) Anyway . . . It seems that this belief is seen as true especially for those who have been influenced by so-called...
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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