by Rebecca Davis | Dec 28, 2016 | news and musings, seeking Jesus
At the end of a year, you might do the same kind of self-reflection I do, thinking over the past year, pondering it. Thinking about any goals, hopes, and dreams you had at the beginning of the year that you actually accomplished . . . And the serendipitous experiences...
by Rebecca Davis | Dec 22, 2016 | seeking Jesus
When I want to write directly about abuse (exposing tactics and such), I’ll submit a post to another blog such as A Cry for Justice, rather than posting it here, because the purpose of this blog—talking about the fullness of the Christian life Jesus...
by Rebecca Davis | Dec 16, 2016 | challenging the status quo
Hypocrisy. Presenting oneself one way (perceived as good) in public while actively living a different way (definitely bad) in private. Sort of like this: And of course the problem of hypocrisy is made far worse if the hypocrite isn’t just presenting himself as...
by Rebecca Davis | Dec 13, 2016 | challenging the status quo
In Jane Austen’s classic Emma, someone gives to someone else a surprise—of a pianoforte. It was all the buzz of the elite community. But Mr. Knightley had a different take. In the movie version he said, Now, I know that small surprises can be fun (I’ve experienced a...
by Rebecca Davis | Dec 6, 2016 | challenging the status quo, our New Covenant identity, sanctification by faith alone
Not long ago I had the privilege of having a deep conversation with a young man who was attending an excellent local Bible school. What made this conversation unusual was that this young man began telling me about an addiction to pornography that had gripped him since...