Training Wheels Hinder Our Christian Lives
(guest post by my husband, Tim Davis) I helped all four of our children learn how to ride a bike. The training wheels they used were the old metal branched kind that screwed onto the hub. That way they could be passed on to the next bike as needed. Yes, those...When “the Glory of God” Feels Abusive
I praise God for the revival that by all accounts has been sweeping over Asbury University in Kentucky and perhaps to other campuses as well. May God be glorified in the opening of the eyes of many to His glory. *** One way some of us have been harmed is how “the...Dynamics that Keep Abuse in Place in a Church Setting, and How to Address Them
This is an updated version of a blog post I wrote for a domestic abuse shelter a while back. ***** A Christian church functions somewhere on a continuum from healthy to cult-like. A healthy church is one in which all members, including leaders, love and help each...David, Meet Peter (and Encouragement for the Rest of Us)
In 1 Peter 5, Peter wrote to church leaders who loved God and loved the people they were called to serve. He appealed to them not as “lords” (like a king), but as “shepherds” (like Jesus). Then Peter encouraged all of them—all the believers he was writing to—by...
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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