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
Let’s talk today about the source of our significance. The norm is to find significance in our job title, the amount of money in our bank account, our physical appearance, the number of important people we know, the car we drive, or our family ties. All these can be swept away in an instant. Anyone…
Today is a beautiful day, because He teaches us what is best for us and directs us us in the way we should go. (Isaiah 48:17) #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because God is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; and I am of His household. (Exodus 3:6) #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because “they will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because He is Lord of lords and King of kings–and with Him will be His called, chosen and faithful followers.” (Revelation 17:14) #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because God’s voice leads us to walk in His way whether in affliction or adversity. (Isaiah 30:20-21) #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because truth has no equal; and Jesus said, “He who speaks on his own does so to gain honor himself, but he who works for the honor of the one who sent him is a man of truth with nothing false about him.” (John 7:19) #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because God has an earnest desire for everyone to come to a full knowledge of the truth that Jesus gave himself as a ransom for all. (from 1 Timothy 2:4-6) #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday