by Rebecca Davis | Oct 17, 2016 | challenging the status quo, news and musings
Safe Harbor is a local nonprofit here in the upstate of South Carolina, dedicated to helping victims of domestic abuse in a variety of ways. Until recently, those “ways” didn’t include a whole lot of interaction with evangelical and fundamentalist churches. Until...
by Rebecca Davis | Oct 3, 2016 | news and musings, untwisting Scriptures
I’ve been hiding in a hole lately, working on the manuscript for this book. While I’ve been working on it, I’ve neglected many emails and most of my housekeeping. But I’m excited to say it’s almost done! I’ll be addressing topics...
by Rebecca Davis | Aug 29, 2016 | news and musings, seeking Jesus
I’ve made references to my Bible journaling in a few of my posts through the years, primarily here and here and here. I even blogged about it for Desiring God. But recently I came across this story written in March of 2000., sixteen years ago. *** It was on the choir...
by Rebecca Davis | Jun 30, 2016 | news and musings, our New Covenant identity
January of 2016 was a time of soul quiet for me. I posted almost nothing on any social media outlet, and I spent a lot of time with the Lord. One thing He showed me was that this passage from Revelation 2, written to the church of Ephesus, fit me almost exactly: “I...
by Rebecca Davis | Jun 23, 2016 | news and musings
I haven’t written anything for my Here’s the Joy devotional blog for over six months. But I really have been doing a lot of writing. In December I wrote a blog post for the Desiring God website. In the spring I wrote and presented a three-hour presentation on...
by Rebecca Davis | Apr 14, 2015 | challenging the status quo, news and musings, sanctification by faith alone
At some point in my life—not that long ago, I’m afraid—I realized I said these two words a lot. I can’t memorize like I used to. I can’t keep anything in my head for more than about ten seconds. I can’t take on one more thing....