“You Just Need to Be Content”: A Response to Desiring God
Recently Desiring God published an article telling us that discontent is Satan’s trap against every woman (link). In the style of Screwtape Letters, author Rebekah Wilson Merkle offers “advice” from one demon to another. Here is a sampling: Keep...Dear Christian, Find Your Life in Jesus Christ
addressing the false teaching of “daily dying to self,” part 4 Part 1 (link) introduces how detrimental this concept can be in the context of an abusive marriage, and gives my husband Tim a platform to speak. Part 2 (link) addresses Scriptures such as “I die daily,”...Dear Christian, Stop Trying to Die
addressing the false teaching of “daily dying to self,” part 2 You can read Part 1 here. Part 1 was an introduction to the topic of “daily dying to self,” partly to respond to a blog post, plus I had the privilege of providing a platform for my husband....Dear Christian, Your Marriage Is Not Supposed to Kill You
addressing the false teaching of “daily dying to self,” part 1 A couple of months ago blogger Darrell Harrison posted this blog article (link), which told us our marriages are supposed to kill us. (It was also reposted here and in a few other places.) My...Pronoun Trouble in Romans 2 That Can Keep the Oppressed in a Place of Bondage
Not long ago I received a request from a reader to help her understand the first verse of Romans 2 as it might apply to praying for God’s judgment against one’s wicked abuser. Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on...
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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