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.
Father, Malachi wrote of the Lord’s coming about 430 years before Mary gave birth to the Messiah. That is a long time to wait to see if what he wrote took place, but it did. Just as You said, a messenger came preaching to make straight the paths for the Messiah. Isaiah prophesied of John’s…
Today is a beautiful day, because God informs Malachi that He will send a messenger to make the way for the coming Messiah, “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in…
Jesus, there is no other name by which souls are saved other than yours. There is no other way to secure eternity with the trinity than by the power of your blood. You have called me by my name to come out of the darkness of sin and shame and into your marvelous light and…
Today is a beautiful day, because “For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.” (Malachi 1:…
Father, people from all nations and various walks of life travel to see your Holy City, walk the old passageways and shop in the bustling shops. Believers and non-believers want to learn more of You. The Old Testament temple was stone, but today’s temple resides in the hearts of all believers as the dwelling place…
Today is a beautiful day, because : “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, even the inhabitants of many cities. The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, ‘Let us go at once to entreat the favor of the Lord and to seek the Lord of hosts; I myself am…
The Facebook news feed is filled with posts on the happenings in Mexico with Niños de Mexico, now that five of the non-profit organizations homes for children have been raided and closed by Mexican authorities. You can read my compilation of the posts of the advocates who demanded the ministry bring in a third-party investigation…
Father, your grace has turned my mourning into dancing. Your salvation snatched me from the fire and set my feet on a rock that is higher than I. I am forever grateful for being forever redeemed. I exalt You in the name and authority of Jesus, according to your good and perfect will. Amen. “And…
Today is a beautiful day, because God tells His people the fasts mourning their sin will turn to celebration of His grace (David Guzik), “And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth month and the fast of the fifth and…
King of kings, Lord of lords, who is above all in all and through all, You are the Prince of Peace. I come humbly to ask for your peace that passes understanding to flood the nations. I pray for your peace upon Israel and the Middle East nations. I pray for peace among people groups,…
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