“When a Ministry is Being Maligned”: Responding to Chuck Phelps about Bob Jones University
Around ten years ago now, I stumbled in through the back door to my Untwisting Scriptures work. That back door was named “Bob Jones University.” Social media and the news are abuzz about BJU again, since the president has announced his departure because he and the...David, Meet Peter (and Encouragement for the Rest of Us)
In 1 Peter 5, Peter wrote to church leaders who loved God and loved the people they were called to serve. He appealed to them not as “lords” (like a king), but as “shepherds” (like Jesus). Then Peter encouraged all of them—all the believers he was writing to—by...Examining the Label of “Victim Mentality”
It is a negative label, and one of accusation. Always. I’ve been pondering this term for years, but recently a book coaching client of mine used the term in reference to himself, raising the subject anew for me. The one who makes the accusation of victim mentality is...With Daring Faith: A Biography of Amy Carmichael — new cover, new edition
Many years ago, 35 years ago, to be exact, my first book was published. That is, my first book EVER. With Daring Faith: A Biography of Amy Carmichael. Here is the book’s first cover: And here is the cover it was given a few years later: And THIS, my friends, is...3 Reasons Christians Fail to Care Well for Victims of Domestic Abuse (guest post by MaryEllen Bream)
MaryEllen Bream has been encouraging Christian mothers at her Imperfect Homemaker blog for several years. More recently, she has begun speaking up about domestic abuse on Facebook and at Hope for Hurting Wives. She has impressed me as a calm, steady voice in the world...
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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