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.

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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.

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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.

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January 15, 2018
By Joy Taylor

Today is a beautiful day, because God “hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs; who can stand before his cold? He sends out his word, and melts them; he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.” (Psalm 147: 17-18 ESV) Attributes of God #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Prayer for Today

January 14, 2018
By Joy Taylor

Gracious and loving Father, you are Jehovah Jireh, the God who provides. You see to our every physical and spiritual need. We praise you for taking care of us, Father. The Holy Spirit prays your will over us unceasingly. Jesus sits at your right hand, interceding for our souls and our physical needs. We come…

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January 14, 2018
By Joy Taylor

Today is a beautiful day, because God “covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills.” (Psalm 147: 8 ESV) Attributes of God #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Prayer for Today

January 13, 2018
By Joy Taylor

Gracious God, you go before us to make a way where there seems to be none. Your Holy Spirit gives us the words to boldly speak your gospel. Paul proves that out, and even he asks for prayer for boldness to speak truth in the face of opposition. Increase my boldness to put on the…

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January 13, 2018
By Joy Taylor

Today is a beautiful day, because “The Lord lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked to the ground.” (Psalm 147: 6 ESV) Attributes of God #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

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January 12, 2018
By Joy Taylor

Today is a beautiful day, because “Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.” (Psalm 147: 5 ESV) Attributes of God #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Prayer for Today

January 12, 2018
By Joy Taylor

Father, you are the one who used your powerful right hand to stretch out the universe, set the planets and ignite the stars. Yet, you are the life changer, the heart toucher, the soul healer. You desire a relationship with us so close and intimate that you know our thoughts before the synapses in our…

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Prayer for Today

January 11, 2018
By Joy Taylor

Can You Hear Him? In the whisper of the leaves Can you hear Him sigh your name? In the laughter of the trees Can you hear Him celebrate? Can you see Him? In the sparkle of a friend’s eye Can you see His Spirit play? In the wonder of a new life Can you see…

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January 11, 2018
By Joy Taylor

Today is a beautiful day, because God “determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.” (Psalm 147: 4 ESV) Attributes of God #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Prayer for Today

January 10, 2018
By Joy Taylor

Father, the vision of your throne, like Ezekiel’s as he sat with other exiles along the Chebar canal and the heaven’s opened, looms foremost in my thoughts this morning. It’s a fearsome picture, fearsome, as in deep reverence for who you are. I know I am covered in the righteous garments of Christ and wear…

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