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.—Joy S. Taylor, Author
Today is a beautiful day, because God declares to Israel He is making a new thing for His glory, “You have heard; now see all this; and will you not declare it? From this time forth I announce to you new things, hidden things that you have not known. They are created now, not long…
Father, I come boldly, yet humbly before your throne to pray for a mighty work by your hand. I ask for a wave of belief to wash over this community, this county, this state, this nation and all nations. There is nothing too hard for You. You desire all to come to a saving knowledge…
Today is a beautiful day, “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” (Isaiah 43:19 ESV) New #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
There is no God like You, who goes out for your beloved. There is no God like You who prepares our salvation. There is no God like You who gave His Son for our redemption. There is no God like You who foretold of His coming hundreds of years ahead of time in the words…
Today is a beautiful day, because “I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the…
Lord, I’ve been out of the pit for many years. You turned that brokenness to victory that allows me to put what I learned from You to use in serving others. You gave me purpose and hope. You renewed the joy of your salvation. You lit the once-dark path to make a way where there…
Today is a beautiful day, because “I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song…
A hint of green adorns the branch tips in the woods, and the forsythia glitters its golden blossoms on the hillside. The newness of spring brings a hope for warmer days and pleasant evenings. The songbirds begin their return to my feeders. Their songs ring in my ears, and I lift a prayer in thanksgiving…
Today is a beautiful day, because “Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.: (Psalm 33:3 ESV) New #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Lord Jesus, your resurrection has given me life, eternal life according to the New Covenant. I trust your Word. I believe in You. I am a new creature because of You. I am redeemed because of You. I will spend eternity with You. The New Heaven and New Earth will be my forever home. This…
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