Making Sense of the Church World’s Epidemic of Abuse
I’m all about making sense of things. If a movie has a gaping plot hole, then no other redeeming qualities can redeem that movie for me. If a song can be interpreted a dozen different ways, then I don’t really want to listen to that song. Needing to make sense...Commentary on JD Greear’s Facebook Live Statement
On Thursday, May 24th, JD Greear posted a Facebook Live about the needs of the Southern Baptist Convention. This is it. Greear is running for President of the Southern Baptist Convention. I’m following Greear’s admonition that we seek to think the best of our...A Letter to the Washington Post Revealing Abuse at an SBC Seminary
Megan Cox of Give Her Wings has given me permission to repost her letter to Sarah Pulliam Bailey, the author of the Washington Post series on Paige Patterson. The abuse and abuse enabling in SBC circles is far worse than what I talked about yesterday. Dear Ms....What Students Thought About Paige Patterson’s Forced Early Retirement
Today it was announced that Paige Patterson, President of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, would be “demoted” from President to President Emeritus (though some would reasonably argue that this is simply an early retirement). This “demotion” came after...Paige Patterson and a Culture That Breeds a Generation of Abusers
When a church elder said to a friend of mine, regarding her husband’s 25-year-long pornography problem, “It’s just a little porn,” I knew the problem went deeper than the husband’s porn. That church elder had a problem too. When Sovereign Grace Ministries protects...
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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