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The “Root of Bitterness” in Hebrews–It Isn’t Unforgiveness

by Rebecca Davis | Jul 27, 2016 | challenging the status quo, untwisting Scriptures

 This post is part of a much larger project  exploring the Biblical concept of “bitterness,” looking at all the occurrences of the Hebrew and Greek words as they’re used throughout the Bible. This is important, because the accusation of...

He Who Defines the Terms Wins the Argument

by Rebecca Davis | May 6, 2025 | untwisting Scriptures

This all goes back to a Peanuts cartoon I read when I was 11 years old. Copyright law keeps me from posting it in this article, but you can see it here.  (You can also see it here.) Linus: I just lost another argument with my sister. Charlie Brown: That’s because you...

Forgiveness and Mixed Messages: Sorting Out Psychological, Scriptural, and Nouthetic Perspectives on Forgiveness (Guest Post by Rhoda Hostetler)

by Rebecca Davis | Aug 6, 2024 | guest post, untwisting Scriptures

I’m privileged to publish Rhoda’s research and personal experience regarding forgiveness. This article comes with a caution: child sexual abuse. *** Forgiveness, like any power, can be used for good or for ill. Understood and implemented correctly, it can...

What You Didn’t Know About Bill Gothard’s “7 Steps Of Action When Asked To Do Something You Think Is Wrong”

by Rebecca Davis | May 22, 2023 | untwisting Scriptures

Even if you don’t know the name “Bill Gothard,” if you’ve spent time in the evangelical church, you’ve most likely been exposed to his teachings. Yes, he was that influential. Hundreds of thousands sat in his seminars, including the...

“When a Ministry is Being Maligned”: Responding to Chuck Phelps about Bob Jones University

by Rebecca Davis | Apr 16, 2023 | challenging the status quo, For the Protectors, news and musings, untwisting Scriptures

Around ten years ago now, I stumbled in through the back door to my Untwisting Scriptures work. That back door was named “Bob Jones University.” Social media and the news are abuzz about BJU again, since the president has announced his departure because he and the...
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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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