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, “Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.” (Ephesians 6:24 NKJV) Grace Welcome to Joy in Verse! Please take a minute to subscribe to this content by adding your email address to our list. Remember to look for the confirming email…
Lord, may the words I use reflect my love for You and may they glorify You. Holy Spirit, filter my thoughts and words to point to Jesus, my Lord and Savior. Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing to You. I ask humbly in Jesus’ name and authority,…
We have spent the last few posts looking at what love means. If I can take the liberty to explain what I came up with in writing this biblical study on relationships, this is what seems to be a good description. From the book: “In contrast, real love is a conscious decision to put the…
Lord Jesus, Your grace abounds. You are the only One who can measure it or quantify it, as You are the source of the disbursement and the One who chooses the type of gift, according to Your good purpose. Holy Spirit, keep me on the path to use the gifts given specifically to me as…
Today is a beautiful day, because we receive spiritual gifts by the grace of Christ, “But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.” (Ephesians 4: 7 NKJV) Grace Welcome to Joy in Verse! Please take a minute to subscribe to this content by adding your…
Father, you have taken me to the woodshed today. I was reminded by Your Scripture, and by a comment posted by a reader of my content, that nothing I have or do does not go through Your hand first. I thank You for giving me two confirming sources that gently bring truth in order to…
Today is a beautiful day, because Paul humbly marveled at his calling to preach to the Gentiles, “To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,” (Ephesians 3: 8 NKJV) Grace Welcome to Joy in…
Father, thank You for Your master plan toward reaching the Gentiles. Thank You for delegating Your grace to Paul to walk out Your purpose. Thank You that, because of Your Grace, I was called by name to become of Your household through Christ and the spirit of adoption. Thank You for grafting the nations into…
Today is a beautiful day, because Paul explained his part in God’s plan for reaching the Gentiles, “For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles— if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, how that by revelation He…
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