Is Satan Really a Defeated Foe in My Everyday Life?
I was reading a little booklet about how Satan is a defeated foe. The text said something like, “So why is Satan so powerful in the world today? Because Christians haven’t believed that he is powerless.” I’m sorry, but this makes no logical...Ephemeral and Everlasting
We’re in the middle of moving. We had to find a new house (half the size of our current one). We’ve been figuring out how to downsize and fit into a much smaller space (a very good challenge, but a challenge nonetheless). We’ve been getting our current house...Ask Him What it Means
Some people feel frustrated that Jesus spoke in parables, metaphors, what the Bible called “dark sayings.” A friend in small group study said, “Why didn’t he just speak in plain English?” Leaving aside for a moment the fact that nobody spoke in English in those days,...Checking My Motives
If you’re a conscientious Christian, then you’ve done it. In fact, you might do it regularly, maybe even obsessively. I helped that person, and I really wanted to help him, but I was also sort of hoping that someone from church might see me helping him and think I was...A Song I Love to Hate
I don’t really hate it . . . but I dislike it a lot. It has such a beautiful title: “I Am Satisfied with Jesus.” My heart leaps up in response to that title. Yes! It’s an old song, sung in the churches in which I grew up, so you may not know...
I’m Rebecca Davis, a writer, book coach, speaker, wife, mother, grandmother, compassionate witness, prayer minister, advocate for the oppressed, and lover of Jesus who lives in Greenville, South Carolina.
See my work as a trauma-informed book coach, book doctor, and ghostwriter at rebeccadaviswordworking.com