What cost do you put on integrity? Professor Lay refused to stay employed under SLCC’s contractual gag order. What cost do you put on power plays to silence the outspoken? SLCC (Saint Louis Community College) no longer exists, but has merged with another college in southwest Missouri. The body of FCCF no longer holds title…
Holy Spirit, grow me to be more like Jesus hour-by-hour, day-by-day, verse-by-verse and love-by-love. I thank you for the supernatural transformation you work in me. Forgive me when I fail you. I lift my prayer in the name and authority of Jesus, according to your good and perfect will. Amen. “Beloved, we are God’s…
Today is a beautiful day, because “He struck the rock so that water gushed out and streams overflowed. Can he also give bread or provide meat for his people?” (Psalm 78:20 ESV) Water #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
The ‘discussions’ from inside the church boiled over into several news services, both in print and online. The resulting cyberspace firestorm allowed the Restore FCCF members to respond with our reasoned arguments. When the opposition had no rebuttal, they turned to personal attack. What happens when public shaming doesn’t silence the questions? How does resorting…
Almighty God, you are Most High over the hosts of heaven and of earth. You are holy and everlasting. You are powerful and awe inspiring, yet you desire a loving relationship with me. You have called me by my name and adopted me into your household. I am your child. Your everlasting covenant covers my…
I realize that many churches opt for security teams to protect the body from outside threat. FCCF hired security that obstructed discussions between members and leadership. Then the elders and the senior minister filed orders of protection against current and prior church members. Is an order of protection and kicking members off church property the…
Lord Jesus, I await your coming with longing and not fear. My life with you is relationship, not religion. You are a tangible presence in my deepest moments of prayer. You are my encouragement and my strength. You are my righteousness and my personal value. You never leave me; and you remain faithful even when…
Today is a beautiful day, because David prays for his leading of Israel, “May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth!” (Psalms 72:6 ESV) Water #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
The strategic move to file the lawsuit to silence the whistleblowers and threaten them with $25,000 damages shifted focus away from the importance of the whistleblowers’ message and pointed it toward the protection of the senior minister. It muddied the waters of discernment and stirred the coals that brought division. Was the leaders’ decision to…
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