The Trump Card of Romans 7
It happens all the time. It happened to my daughter not long ago. She was in a group of young people having a devotional Bible study, she mentioned a Scripture about how Christians can live in victory, probably referencing something along the lines of Philippians 4:13...Somebody’s Perfect?
One time I heard a man pray, “Lord, you don’t call us to be perfect. You only call us to . . .” I didn’t really hear the rest, because I was thinking, “Yes, He does! Right there in plain English!” Or Greek or whatever. King James, my favorite, in Matthew 5:48: “Be ye...What Would Jesus Do, Revisited
Maybe you remember the What Would Jesus Do phenomenon in the 1990s. The Christian culture of the U.S. was abuzz with the question in youth groups and Bible studies because an awful lot of people sincerely wanted to use it to help them live a more consistent Christian...Expecting the Joy When You Can’t Feel It (Joy Part 4)
This is the 4th in a series about joy. Read Part 1 here. Read Part 2 here. Read Part 3 here. A friend listened to the song “If You Want Me To” by the blind songwriter Ginny Owens. She said, “I can’t say this [place of faith] is where I am all...Joy Comes as a Response in the Realm of the Spirit (Joy Part 3)
This part of a series on joy. Read Part 1 here. Read Part 2 here. Have you ever noticed those verses in the Bible that talk about God’s judgment on the wicked coming in the form of birds picking out their eyes? (One of them is in Proverbs 30.) I know...
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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