by Rebecca Davis | May 17, 2018 | challenging the status quo, untwisting Scriptures
1. There are no Biblical guidelines for “transparency,” but there are for integrity Transparency is an extra-Biblical concept. In church small group it usually seems to mean “being willing to tell us about your sin,” and I think it’s based on James 5:16, which...
by Rebecca Davis | May 15, 2018 | challenging the status quo, untwisting Scriptures
It wasn’t a formal survey, by the way. It’s just that when I asked 25 friends, 22½ of them agreed. (So, to be clear, that survey part was a little joke.) Anyway . . . It seems that this belief is seen as true especially for those who have been influenced by so-called...
by Rebecca Davis | May 13, 2018 | untwisting Scriptures
Today I’m remembering and holding close in my heart the friend and loved one . . . . . . who doesn’t know how she’s going to raise her child(ren) because she can’t make ends meet after leaving her abuser to save their lives. I pray that good-hearted others will want...
by Rebecca Davis | Apr 27, 2018 | For the Protectors, untwisting Scriptures
Romans 12:1 says, [perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]“Therefore I exhort you, brothers [and sisters], through the mercies of...
by Rebecca Davis | Apr 20, 2018 | our New Covenant identity, untwisting Scriptures
I know it must grow wearying to many Jesus-lovers to hear of one Christian leader after another being accused of seriously disqualifying sins and even crimes. I become weary too, but not because I believe the accusations are false or nit-picky. No, I’m glad for any...
by Rebecca Davis | Mar 19, 2018 | untwisting Scriptures
The other day I received a request to comment on the topic of God punishing us for our sins in a seemingly random way: It was ingrained heavily when I was a child that God punishes us for things long after we’ve repented. Any “bad” sin leads to year and years of...