Did the Bereans Think Paul Was a Charlatan?
I’ve heard sermons extolling the Bereans for searching the Scriptures, but it’s a rare preacher indeed who will urge his listeners to themselves search the Scriptures to see if what he is teaching them is true. When I’ve heard it, it’s often been about fact-checking...“We Are Just as Vulnerable”: A Response to The Gospel Coalition
The tragic Ravi Zacharias story Friends, it usually takes me quite a while to process before I’m ready to comment on a horrific story. Many others have already written, and written well, about the fall of Ravi Zacharias from his high standing in the Christian world....How Jay Adams Would Counsel a Pedophile
Part 1 in the Series: Competent to Examine Jay Adams and His Nouthetic Counseling I have posted about “nouthetic counseling” (later rebranded to be called “Biblical counseling”) more than any other tagged topic on this blog. But this series will examine Jay Adams’...That “Obey Your Leaders and Submit to Their Authority” Scripture: Examining Hebrews 13:17
For anyone who still wants to follow Jesus after having been treated devilishly by those who claim to be His followers (His shepherds, even!), Hebrews 13:17 might stick in the craw. Here are a few versions you may be familiar with. KJV: “Obey them that have the rule...“Loyalty” Is Not a Christian Virtue
When I was a young graduate assistant working at Bob Jones University (learning publishing at BJU Press), like all the other employees I was given certain odious assignments to fulfill each semester, such as monitoring the “dating parlor” for a couple of hours on a...
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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