by Rebecca Davis | May 24, 2018 | challenging the status quo, For the Protectors
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....
by Rebecca Davis | May 23, 2018 | challenging the status quo, For the Protectors
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...
by Rebecca Davis | May 17, 2018 | challenging the status quo, untwisting Scriptures
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...
by Rebecca Davis | May 15, 2018 | challenging the status quo, untwisting Scriptures
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...
by Rebecca Davis | May 4, 2018 | challenging the status quo, For the Protectors
When a church elder said to a friend of mine, regarding her husband’s 25-year-long pornography problem, “It’s just a little porn,” I knew the problem went deeper than the husband’s porn. That church elder had a problem too. When Sovereign Grace Ministries protects...
by Rebecca Davis | Mar 5, 2018 | challenging the status quo, For the Protectors, our New Covenant identity, untwisting Scriptures
Occasionally I’ve talked with friends who have feared they haven’t really forgiven the person who harmed them. “I keep thinking about the harm,” she might say. “It keeps hurting. So that makes me think I haven’t really forgiven.” It’s not only a common feeling, but...