We Are Not Able
That’s what the Israelites said after they got the report from the spies about those giants in the land of Canaan. Eight or nine feet tall. Made the spies feel like grasshoppers. “Who is God trying to kid? There’s no way we can go in there and take the land of Canaan...What Does It Mean to Be Spiritually Dead and Alive?
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. When a young friend of mine became discouraged about the smallness of her love for God, I asked her, “Before you were saved, how much did it bother you...Godliness Through Discipline by Jay Adams: A Response
The response that I’ve posted here on Amazon is really more of a commentary on Jay Adams’ “nouthetic counseling” perspective on sanctification. Does Godliness really come through development of habits, as Jay Adams has been teaching since the...What Does Real Repentance Look Like?
Jesus cried out, “Repent! For the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” A couple of years ago I posted on Facebook a question about the Greek word translated “repentance.” (It’s metanoia and its variants.) Yes, I admit, it took me a long time to get back to all the links and...How Can I Give Grace?
I can’t. I don’t mean I’m incapable unless God helps me. I mean, giving grace is a prerogative of God alone. It’s popular now to talk about how we need to give grace to others, but the way people are using the word—meaning forgiveness and kindness and love—diminishes...
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.
See my work as a trauma-informed book coach and ghostwriter at rebeccadaviswordworking.com