by Rebecca Davis | Aug 2, 2020 | challenging the status quo, untwisting Scriptures
For anyone who still wants to follow Jesus after having been treated devilishly by those who claim to be His followers (His shepherds, even!), Hebrews 13:17 might stick in the craw. Here are a few versions you may be familiar with. KJV: “Obey them that have the rule...
by Rebecca Davis | Jul 13, 2020 | untwisting Scriptures
My friend Kristi Wetzel wrote: *** In his book Feel: The Power of Listening to Your Heart, Christian author Matthew Elliott asserts, The problem is that we’re taught by the church and our culture that emotions are not reliable indicators of truth. As a result,...
by Rebecca Davis | Jun 23, 2020 | challenging the status quo, For the Protectors, untwisting Scriptures
When I was a young graduate assistant working at Bob Jones University (learning publishing at BJU Press), like all the other employees I was given certain odious assignments to fulfill each semester, such as monitoring the “dating parlor” for a couple of hours on a...
by Rebecca Davis | Jun 1, 2020 | challenging the status quo, For the Protectors, our New Covenant identity, untwisting Scriptures
If you’ve blogged for over ten years as I have, you probably have scores of jotted ideas, half-baked posts, drafts, and . . . what do you know it, full posts that somehow never got posted. Today, when I had a few moments but wanted to avoid listening to the news...
by Rebecca Davis | Mar 13, 2020 | untwisting Scriptures
Last fall I made a teaching video for Give Her Wings Academy, which I’m now happy to share here. It’s from several chapters of my book Untwisting Scriptures that were used to tie you up, gag you, and tangle your mind. I hope you enjoy it while you’re...
by Rebecca Davis | Nov 25, 2019 | For the Protectors, untwisting Scriptures
Recently I received a question from my friend Ana Harris. She said, When people’s prayers for God to be glorified in my suffering are disconnected from his goodness and love, they start to sound rather cruel, almost like God is using me and taking pleasure in my pain....