Reflections on My 56th Birthday: Thoughts About Moving Into the Basement
Four years ago on this day, September 5th, 2009, I wrote my first “Reflections” piece on my blog. I mentioned something about a bleak financial picture and downsizing. The fact of the matter was that that morning—the morning of my fifty-second birthday, we had told...Ask Him What it Means
Some people feel frustrated that Jesus spoke in parables, metaphors, what the Bible called “dark sayings.” A friend in small group study said, “Why didn’t he just speak in plain English?” Leaving aside for a moment the fact that nobody spoke in English in those days,...Checking My Motives
If you’re a conscientious Christian, then you’ve done it. In fact, you might do it regularly, maybe even obsessively. I helped that person, and I really wanted to help him, but I was also sort of hoping that someone from church might see me helping him and think I was...Is the Bible Really My Daily Manna?
I heard it many times growing up. “Your daily Bible reading is your daily manna. Yesterday’s reading won’t suffice for today. Read the Bible every day to receive fresh bread of life.” I never questioned it. Until recent years. Several things...
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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