Your Pastor Isn’t Moses: A Response to John Bevere’s “Under Cover”
A while back when I posted on Facebook a question about authority teachers, one person told me that John Bevere’s book Under Cover had taught “church authority” in such a way that that it had nearly destroyed her and her family. So I bought the book and started...Small to Great (Guest Post by Rochelle Sadie)
I’m delighted to post this week from my friend Rochelle Sadie’s blog My Dear Sister. In spite of her blog’s name, please know that this post is not only for women but for men as well, anyone who has been harmed by a spiritually abusive system and made to feel “small.”...Do You Always Have a Log in Your Own Eye?
One time some friends and I were studying a book about the Christian life, and we came to a section about the way abusers think and act. I said, “Some of you may be able to think of someone you know who fits this description.” One woman replied that for this study she...That “Obey Your Leaders and Submit to Their Authority” Scripture: Examining Hebrews 13:17
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...Why You Need to Listen to Your Emotions
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,...
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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