Before you kiss the frog, let’s talk. Let’s talk about choices that make your future healthier. Walk with me through a biblically based decision tree and not rely on aroused feelings and sensations that can lead us astray.
Come along with me through discussion of characteristics of churches and pastors that tend to operate this way under the threat of misconduct exposure. Let’s look at common techniques of leadership during the cover-up process.
This is the true story of a church in America's Bible Belt, the First Christian Church in Florissant, Missouri--a church with a meager beginning and record of steady growth for forty-nine years until the weight of sexual abuse charges against a youth minister left it, and its congregation, broken. This is a case history and analysis of those events. This is for the victims.
Today is a beautiful day, because Peter refers to Proverbs 3:34, “Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for ‘God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.’” (1 Peter 5:5 NKJV) Grace Welcome to Joy…
Father, You are El Roi, the God who sees us. You know our strengths and weaknesses. You know our gifts and my failings. You guide the process of our sanctification. Show us the opportunities to use the gifts You assign for the purposes You desire. Help us minister to those You put into our lives…
Today is a beautiful day, because “As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” (1 Peter 4:10 NKJV) Grace Welcome to Joy in Verse! Please take a minute to subscribe to this content by adding your email address to…
Father, thank You for making a way for us to become the Bride of Christ, joint heirs together of the grace of life, eternal life. Thank You for the perfect example in Jesus. Thank You for hearing and answering our prayers in the name and authority of Jesus, according to Your good and perfect will….
Today is a beautiful day, because “Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.” (1 Peter 3: 7 NKJV) Grace Welcome to Joy in Verse! Please take…
Holy Spirit, we can’t be holy without Your help. Keep us on the path to righteousness. Renew our minds and strengthen them to stand firm against the blast of irreverence and deception that confronts us daily. Grant us discernment to avoid the traps of the enemy. Remove any disillusion and allow us to see truth….
Today is a beautiful day, because “Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; but as He who…
Father, the prophets foretold of Your plan for salvation. The apostles witnessed to their part in the prophecies, mentioning that Jesus taught of His suffering on the cross and the glory of His resurrection before they happened. Abba, even the angels search out the meaning of these things. The coming true of prophecy cements our…
Today is a beautiful day, because “Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you, searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would…
Before You Kiss the Frog…Can We Talk? – 15 Before you enter into a relationship for any reason, you are wise to take a good look at the personality characteristics you bring to the table and how well they interact with those of the other person. Scripture is full of insight on human nature and…
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