Maybe Joy Isn’t a Discipline but is . . . (Gasp) a Feeling (Joy Part 1)
One day before beginning a meeting, a lady gave us all a Thought to Ponder. “Joy is a discipline.” Hmmmm, whirred my ancient rusty crankshaft of a brain. That doesn’t sound quite right. That bothers me. But I couldn’t put my finger on why. For days and weeks...The Joy of Joy Ridderhof
Update February 2015: Joy Ridderhof’s biography became the second in the Potter’s Wheel series of Christian biographies for children. You can see the book here and read a sample chapter here. I’ve written here and here and here and here and I guess...“Pronoun Trouble” in Galatians 5:16-17
One of the most important principles of Biblical interpretation that I ever learned had to do with pronoun trouble. (Daffy Duck had a good bit of Pronoun Trouble in the video above.) The way I had learned, by osmosis and example, was: “If a passage of Scripture...How Can I Be Pleasing to God?
Though I’m not big on controversy, I aroused some when I guest blogged on a friend’s website. Ostensibly about church attendance, the underlying question was one I’ve thought about, pondered, and prayed over many times and much over the past months...So What’s the Point of Prayer?
You probably know people who have said, essentially, “I know I ought to pray, because the Bible says I should, but if God is going to do His will anyway, why is it important?” Yes, prayer is about seeing God’s will done. But really, it’s about...
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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