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

Today is a beautiful day because, “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness.” (2 Peter 1:3-4) ‪#‎joyinverse‬ ‪#‎blessedthisdayandeveryday‬

The Strand

  My generation listened to Frank Sinatra singing “I Did It My Way,” and the “NOW” ideas on liberated living. Women of my era took the bait and tried becoming supermom. I didn’t fair too well trying to follow that path. I wonder how those choices are panning out among others my age. I learned…

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God’s Kid

Today is a beautiful day, because of the gravity in the psalmist’s statement “When I said, ‘My foot is slipping,’ your love, O LORD, supported me.” (Psalm 94:18) ‪#‎joyinverse‬ ‪#‎blessedthisdayandeveryday‬

Today is a beautiful day, because the Lord rises up against evil and will not forsake His people. (from Psalm 94) ‪#‎joyinverse‬ ‪#‎blessedthisdayandeveryday‬

Today is a beautiful day, because “I will continue to rejoice for I know that through your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.” (Philippians 1:18b-19) #‎joyinverse‬ ‪#‎blessedthisdayandeveryday‬

Today is a beautiful day, because he who suffers in his body for the sake of becoming more like Christ is done with sin and doesn’t live the rest of his earthly life for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God.(from 1 Peter 4:1) ‪#‎joyinverse‬ ‪#‎blessedthisdayandeveryday‬

Today is a beautiful day, because when we share food with the hungry, provide a poor wanderer with shelter, give clothing to someone and not turn away from brothers and sisters in need, then our light breaks forth like the dawn, and our healing quickly appears to the glory of God. (from Isaiah 58: 6-9)…

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Today is a beautiful day, because God chooses to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke that burdens us. (from Isaiah 58:6) #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Today is a beautiful day, because the God who calls us is faithful, and He will do what He says He will do. (from 1Thesalonians 5:24) #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday