No “digging up the past” allowed: a response to nouthetic (“Biblical”)...
Sometimes I talk with people who want healing and help from the Lord but are hesitant to “dig up the past” or who have counselors who don’t want them to “dig up the past.” For a while now, maybe over a...
View ArticleIf you were harmed, does that mean you’ll blame God? And other questions for...
I have some questions for John MacArthur. I'm filled with bewilderment.
View ArticleA message to the wounded helpers: What would Jesus do?
Remember the great compassion our Lord Jesus showed to all who came to Him in faith? How deeply He loved them and how tenderly He treated them. If Jesus came to you—you who have believed on Him but are...
View ArticleStruggling with “striving”: When should I strive and when should I rest?
My despair Back in 1994 when I was studying Leviticus (because it was my wilderness book), I wrote this in the margin at Leviticus chapter 2 (the boldface is added now): Do you hear the wailing in my...
View ArticleThirsty yet?
Ho! Every one that thirsts! Come to the waters . . . Drink! New Year’s Resolution #2,019: Drink more water. Have you ever noticed that you can systematically drink less and less water, way less than...
View ArticleNew book for help with praying when you’re under spiritual attack
I’ve mentioned on my Facebook page that I had a new book coming out in March. I’m glad to announce that it’s out now and is available for purchase. This book consists of one written prayer,...
View ArticleFaith in All It’s Splendor
That error in the title—did it make you wince? Take a minute to focus on it in all its awfulness, that apostrophe that shouldn’t be there. That’s the way I felt the entire time I was reading this book...
View ArticleFor those who Don’t want to Waste Your Lives . . .
For those who want to do something significant with your lives . . . For those who want to do hard things, not just for the sake of doing something hard, but for the sake of doing something that will...
View ArticleA Gothard Girl testifies about the “root of bitterness” (guest post by Lauren...
A while back when I (Rebecca) was talking with some former ATI members (Bill Gothard’s Advanced Training Institute), I thought about the devastation, confusion, and even anti-Christianity that has...
View ArticleThe best counsel I ever received—it’s not what you’d expect (guest post by...
I love it when friends of mine find their voices and speak. I love providing them with a safe space to speak about what God has done in their lives. This one is from my friend Ruth. ***** I’ve not...
View Article“The Return of the Daughters” meets Rachael Denhollander
In 2008, the movement calling itself “Biblical patriarchy” was in its heyday. In 2008, the beautiful Botkin sisters, paragons of the visionary daughterhood espoused by “Biblical patriarchy,” were 20...
View ArticleThat time I tried to be transparent in a small group . . .
About 15 years ago I joined a certain group because everyone else was doing it and it seemed like the thing to do in order to be a better Christian, which of course I wanted very much. The group...
View ArticleThe arrest of Jesus reminds us that we need to understand the Pharisees
Dear friend, the world can seem scary and crazy. We’re on lockdown, loved ones are sick, and some are dying. But Good Friday is almost upon us, and then Resurrection Day. There is still reason to...
View ArticleRejoice in the resurrection of our Lord!
Sing to the Lord! Sing with loud voices to the Lord for he is exalted on high. With great power and mighty strength He has brought His Son His only begotten Jesus Messiah from the jaw of the grave and...
View ArticleWhat The Truman Show can illustrate about church
I don’t want to be tone deaf to the problems of covid-19 and the troubled economy. But when I think about addressing either one, I believe the Lord is telling me that others are already doing this, and...
View ArticleReflections on my 63rd Birthday: The Box of Things I Don’t Know What to Do With
I’ve found that it takes me about four years to be ready to blog about something hard in my life. So here we are. Four years ago my birthday blog post was called “A Warrior’s Tale.” Of the few pieces...
View ArticleSmall to Great (guest post by Rochelle Sadie)
I’m delighted to post this week from my friend Rochelle Sadie’s blog My Dear Sister. In spite of her blog’s name, please know that this post is not only for women but for men as well, anyone who has...
View ArticleYour Pastor Isn’t Moses: a Response to John Bevere’s “Under Cover”
A while back when I posted on Facebook a question about authority teachers, one person told me that John Bevere’s book Under Cover had taught “church authority” in such a way that that it had nearly...
View ArticleThe best counsel I ever received—it’s not what you’d expect (guest post by...
I love it when friends of mine find their voices and speak. I love providing them with a safe space to speak about what God has done in their lives. This one is from my friend Ruth. ***** I’ve not...
View Article“The Return of the Daughters” meets Rachael Denhollander
In 2008, the movement calling itself “Biblical patriarchy” was in its heyday. In 2008, the beautiful Botkin sisters, paragons of the visionary daughterhood espoused by “Biblical patriarchy,” were 20...
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