“When a Ministry is Being Maligned”: Responding to Chuck Phelps about Bob Jones University
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...Here’s Why “Persecution” in the New Testament Is a Bigger Word Than You Thought
(Or at least bigger than *I* thought, but that’s not as good a title.) I’m working on Untwisting Scriptures #5, “Suffering, Death (to Self), and Life.” In preparation for that, I’m studying all the uses in the New Testament of the Greek words that indicate some...The Real Reason It’s Important That “Judas Ate Too”
Over the past few years now, every year around Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, this viral statement makes its presence known on social media: “Judas Ate Too.” The original author, one Nic Burleson, observes that Jesus knew He was going to be betrayed...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...
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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