Findings: My Journey To Joy                            

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

Brighter Days

Today is a beautiful day, because “everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” (Luke 14:1NIV) ‪#‎joyinverse‬ ‪#‎blessedthisdayandeveryday‬

 Today is a beautiful day, because Jesus commanded humility in us when He said, “So, you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’” (Luke 17:10 NIV) ‪#‎joyinverse‬ ‪#‎blessedthisdayandeveryday‬

Today is a beautiful day, because “I watch in hope for the LORD. I wait for God, my Savior; my God will hear me.” (Micah 7:7 NIV) ‪#‎joyinverse‬ ‪#‎blessedthisdayandeveryday‬

Today is a beautiful day, because the sovereignty of God tells me I need not be proud or haughty in concerning myself with matters He controls, those too great and wonderful for me. (from Psalm 131:1 NIV) ‪#‎joyinverse‬ ‪#‎blessedthisdayandeveryday‬

A Friend of Mine

Today is a beautiful day, because “my soul waits for the LORD more than the watchmen wait for the morning.” (Psalm 13:6) ‪#‎joyinverse‬ ‪#‎blessedthisdayandeveryday‬

Today is a beautiful day, because “I wait for the LORD; my soul waits, and in His Word I put my hope.” (Psalm 130: 5) ‪#‎joyinverse‬ ‪#‎blessedthisdayandeveryday‬

Today is a beautiful day, because God’s unfailing love rests on us as we put our hope in Him. (from Psalm 33:22) ‪#‎joyinverse‬ ‪#‎blessedthisdayandeveryday‬

Today is a beautiful day, because “we wait in hope for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.” (Psalm 33:20NIV) ‪#‎joyinverse‬ ‪#‎blessedthisdayandeveryday‬