When “the Glory of God” Feels Abusive
I praise God for the revival that by all accounts has been sweeping over Asbury University in Kentucky and perhaps to other campuses as well. May God be glorified in the opening of the eyes of many to His glory. *** One way some of us have been harmed is how “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...The God Who is All Sufficient in 2023
[I pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of [Jesus]; illuminating the eyes of your understanding that you may know what is the hope of his calling and what are the riches of...That Time I Didn’t Want to Read About Jesus
God gave us a book that we all believe is from Him, so doesn’t that mean we ought to really know what it says? I remember holding the Bible with both hands when I said this to myself. I was in my late teens. So through the years I studied, I memorized, and I learned a...Don’t Center Your Life Around the Gospel
“So what do you mean by gospel?” My friend was taken aback by my question. She had just been talking about the importance of living a gospel-centered life, based on the transforming power of the gospel. But I had been feeling some concern that gospel has become 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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