Have You Been Philippians 4:8’d?
It’s actually a beautiful verse. But sometimes it’s used as a cudgel. After I had heard two different people refer to this Bible verse as a verb (as a cudgel that had been used against them), I knew it was time to write about it. Here it is: Beautiful verse, right? A...A New Church Parable of the Good Samaritan
This post was inspired by Valerie Jacobson. ***** Samaritan: What happened to you? Wounded One: I was attacked by a sadistic robber. Samaritan: Really? Which way did he go? I have to find him. Wounded: Could you help me first before you bring him to justice?...Three Fingers Pointing Back at You
It’s common for preachers and Christian writers to tell us, “When you listen to this sin being described, don’t think about anybody else; just think about yourself and search your own soul.” Many Christians, well-meaning and good-hearted, very much take that...Because It’s Appropriate for a Victim to Name Her Offender
Before I began to work regularly on untwisting Scriptures at this blog, Here’s the Joy, I was regularly doing that over at BJUGrace. That was the blog some friends and I set up to discuss the GRACE report on Bob Jones University and serve as a platform for abuse...
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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