by Rebecca Davis | Jun 26, 2017 | challenging the status quo, For the Protectors, untwisting Scriptures
Last Friday morning I wrote and posted a response (link) to Michael Pearl’s blog post in which he answered the questions of a woman who, with her children, was living with an abusive husband (link). The title of my post, “Dear Michael Pearl, this is what righteous...
by Rebecca Davis | Jun 20, 2017 | seeking Jesus, untwisting Scriptures
It sounds radical, doesn’t it? And as a solid Christian, why would I want to convince anyone that something we’ve always thought of as “sinful” isn’t really sinful? To be clear, I’m extremely opposed to sin! But I believe many in...
by Rebecca Davis | Jun 3, 2017 | untwisting Scriptures
This morning at 11:00 EDT I was interviewed by Natalie Herbranson Klejwa of Visionary Womanhood, (now called Flying Free), in the topic of “rights” in the life of a Christian and whether or not a Christian should “yield rights,” with totally...
by Rebecca Davis | May 31, 2017 | challenging the status quo, For the Protectors, our New Covenant identity, Recommended, untwisting Scriptures
A young friend experienced extreme bullying at her Christian school. I hadn’t really understood modern-day bullying, until she explained it to me. (She told me it was like the infamous Netflix series 13 Reasons Why.) One of the most important things this young...
by Rebecca Davis | May 22, 2017 | challenging the status quo, Recommended, untwisting Scriptures
I don’t know you, but I’d like to reply to the letter you wrote asking for counsel, which was published on this blog post, with a troubling reply. Here is your letter: Dear Pastor, You’ll never believe the terrible state of my marriage. I was raised in a...
by Rebecca Davis | Apr 20, 2017 | challenging the status quo, our New Covenant identity, Recommended, untwisting Scriptures
Scout’s honor, I didn’t start out to make this a blog post about Mark Driscoll. I was thinking about how those with hardened/polluted/jettisoned/seared consciences take advantage of those with sensitive/weak consciences, and I wanted to study conscience in the Bible...