Dynamics that Keep Abuse in Place in a Church Setting, and How to Address Them
This is an updated version of a blog post I wrote for a domestic abuse shelter a while back. ***** A Christian church functions somewhere on a continuum from healthy to cult-like. A healthy church is one in which all members, including leaders, love and help each...Book1
Untwisting Scriptures — Book One Book 1 Rights, Bitterness, and Taking Up Offenses “You have to yield your rights.” “You’re just so bitter.” “It’s a sin to take up offenses for others.” This book refutes teachings from teachers such as Bill Gothard, Bryan Lorritts,...The Epiphany that Changed My Life
I’ve had a few epiphanies in my lifetime, and all of them have been important. But this one, this is the biggie. It happened in November of 2004, eighteen years ago this month. I was scrubbing the kitchen floor. While I scrubbed, I listened to some Bible teaching on...Reflections on My 65th Birthday: The Little Red Hen
I’m reflecting on a few verses in Titus 2. When I was young, in my 30s, I wanted so much to one day be an older woman teaching the younger. But life can end up looking different from what we expected when we were younger, you know what I mean? And it seems in...
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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