Note to Self: Stop Saying “I Can’t”
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....What Kind of Help Do You Need?
As far as I can see, there are two kinds of help. One is assistance. One is deliverance. When you call out for help with a task that needs three hands, you already have two of the hands you need, so you’re asking for assistance. But when you call out for help...Airing My Dirty Laundry at Bob Jones University
How was it that I had begun to take certain wrongdoing so lightly? How was it that I could justify theft? I was a graduate assistant at Bob Jones University. That meant while I was taking my grad classes, I was also working thirty hours a week at Bob Jones University...The Heavenly Man: Revival in China . . . and Iran
I first posted this piece in February of 2010. Update on it below! ****** I’ve been reading The Heavenly Man to my two teenagers at lunchtime. This book, which deeply influenced me three years ago, is about the great revival that took place in China in the 1970s...Letter to an Abuse Survivor Friend
It’s been two years (only two years!) since the Lord began regularly bringing sexual abuse survivors into my life, and my heart hurts. I was scrolling back through some of my correspondence to retrieve some information, and I came across a letter I wrote to 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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