by Rebecca Davis | Nov 18, 2012 | challenging the status quo, sanctification by faith alone
I can’t. I don’t mean I’m incapable unless God helps me. I mean, giving grace is a prerogative of God alone. It’s popular now to talk about how we need to give grace to others, but the way people are using the word—meaning forgiveness and kindness and love—diminishes...
by Rebecca Davis | Jul 25, 2012 | challenging the status quo, news and musings
I surely can’t be the only one who skips over some Scriptures a hundred times, a thousand times, maybe, and then suddenly one day, as I’m asking the Lord to open the Scriptures to me, He opens some obscure little phrase in a way I never expected. (That’s what makes...
by Rebecca Davis | Apr 6, 2012 | our New Covenant identity
Jesus! You are risen! You are risen indeed! “Break through, oh Lord!” I cried. Through the cloudy mist, through the cacophony, the mass of cobwebs, the constant pull of sins and distractions. “I want to know You in the full glory of Your...
by Rebecca Davis | Jan 9, 2011 | seeking Jesus
A little over a year ago, Dr. John Dreisbach, veteran missionary to western Africa and other places, founder of the Gospel Fellowship Association, passed away. When he died, I was in the middle of working on a book about his work for the “Hidden Heroes”...
by Rebecca Davis | Jan 31, 2010 | challenging the status quo
You probably know people who have said, essentially, “I know I ought to pray, because the Bible says I should, but if God is going to do His will anyway, why is it important?” Yes, prayer is about seeing God’s will done. But really, it’s about...