by Rebecca Davis | May 20, 2019 | For the Protectors, untwisting Scriptures
When Helena Knowlton of Confusion to Clarity first began talking to me about fear in the cult she came out of, I knew I wanted to write about fear. But since I wanted to have a better grasp of the concept, I spent time studying fear in the New Testament. So, it may...
by Rebecca Davis | Apr 11, 2019 | challenging the status quo, For the Protectors
It was all the way last Monday when this Christian Post article (which you can see here) was posted, which is light years in the world of blogging, but I’ve always been light years behind, so here we are. The article is worth reading in its entirety as a good...
by Rebecca Davis | Apr 3, 2019 | challenging the status quo, For the Protectors, untwisting Scriptures
Do you ever feel, when you watch a movie, that there was an underlying reason for it, maybe a bit of propaganda, so to speak, that it wanted to promote? It may be only a small part of the movie, but it makes a profound impact. (An example that come readily to mind is...
by Rebecca Davis | Apr 2, 2019 | challenging the status quo, For the Protectors
Before I began to work regularly on untwisting Scriptures at this blog, Here’s the Joy, I was regularly doing that over at BJUGrace. That was the blog some friends and I set up to discuss the GRACE report on Bob Jones University and serve as a platform for abuse...
by Rebecca Davis | Feb 4, 2019 | challenging the status quo, For the Protectors
I’ve been trying to follow the implosion going on in the James MacDonald mega-ministry world, with one person after another from his church speaking out about his alleged arrogance, mismanagement of funds, lack of accountability, deception, foul jokes, threats and...
by Rebecca Davis | Dec 26, 2018 | For the Protectors, untwisting Scriptures
This is the first post reflecting my ongoing study of fear in the New Testament. ***** When I think of Mary’s husband Joseph being afraid, I think of this passage in Matthew 1:20-21: [perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false”...