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 “Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, who brings forth chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: ‘Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of…
Almighty God and Father, there is no one like You who goes out for the sake of your beloved. You called me by my name to be part of your household. You called me to come out of the darkness of sin and into your marvelous light. You created me. You redeemed me through Jesus….
Today is a beautiful day, because God declares He is Creator and Redeemer, “But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: ‘Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will…
Father, the cloak of lies is thick, and it’s difficult to discern truth. You see through the refuge of lies swirling around us. You have the power to set truth apart and sweep away the lies. Let your light shine to guide us. May we stand upon the foundation of your Word. May we look…
Today is a beautiful day, because God informs the rulers in Jerusalem who rejected Him, “therefore thus says the Lord God, ‘Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation sin Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: “Whoever believes will not be in haste.” And I…
Isaiah 10 alludes to the ‘fat’ which some scholars believe to be a reference to the ‘oil’ or the ‘anointed One, Jesus.” (David Guzik) ” Isaiah’s prophecy is both for the present in his time and for the future in our time. Father, I see biblically historical events in what occurs today. It’s like today…
Isaiah 10 alludes to the ‘fat’ which some scholars believe to be a reference to the ‘oil’ or the ‘anointed One, Jesus.” (David Guzik) ” Today is a beautiful day, because Isaiah’s prophecy is both for the present in his time and for the future in our time. “Therefore thus says the Lord God of…
Father, whatever circumstances I face, let my first thought be to trust You. Strengthen my faith in the name and authority of Jesus, according to your good and perfect will. Amen. “‘Let us go up against Judah and terrify it, and let us conquer it for ourselves, and set up the son of Tabeel as…
Today is a beautiful day, because God schooled King Ahab on trusting the LORD, as Judah was threatened by two opposing kings, “‘Let us go up against Judah and terrify it, and let us conquer it for ourselves, and set up the son of Tabeel as king in the midst of it,’ thus says the…
I liked Mark Driscoll back in the day. He seemed so personable in his outfits that may have qualified for a less than business casual rating. However, his preaching soured as his self-made empire crumbled. From the book: “Mark Driscoll, a formidable figure in patched jeans accented by black and white canvas shoes, started the…
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