by Rebecca Davis | Dec 14, 2025 | news and musings, untwisting Scriptures
(The Lineage You Never See in a Nativity Scene) You can listen to this article here: Have you ever seen King Herod depicted in a nativity scene? I’ve lived a long time, but I’ve never seen it. Not once. Stars and angels and holy family and peaceful animals and...
by Rebecca Davis | Nov 23, 2025 | challenging the status quo, untwisting Scriptures
You may already know the context I’m referring to. It’s John 14:2, where Jesus said in the KJV, “In my Father’s house are many mansions. . . . I go to prepare a place for you.” Now, I’ve got some lyrics for you to skim ever so briefly. Just to get the feel of them,...
by Rebecca Davis | Nov 2, 2025 | untwisting Scriptures
What is “blasphemy against the Holy Spirit” anyway? This troubling verse is found in Matt 12:31. Let’s look at the context that starts in verse 22. Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke...
by Rebecca Davis | Jul 6, 2025 | untwisting Scriptures
You can listen to me reading this article here: Here’s the Scripture in question, Isaiah 55:8-9. “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways...
by Rebecca Davis | Jun 22, 2025 | untwisting Scriptures
“Tell it not in Gath.” I came across this old chestnut recently. Bonus points to you if you know what it’s referring to in the Bible. Extra SUPER bonus points to you if you know how it’s used against abuse survivors. And of course, if it was actually used...
by Rebecca Davis | May 18, 2025 | challenging the status quo, sanctification by faith alone, untwisting Scriptures
Desperately wicked Christians Around 2011 or so (such a long time ago now!), I posted a discussion question on Facebook as to whether Christians could be desperately wicked. And by “Christians,” I mean those who have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ, who...