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

Real Men

I’ve been dying to ask this since the book first came out several years ago. Do real men really not eat quiche? Okay, I don’t know anything about all that. I’ve struggled with some of the men in my life, so I have to be balanced here and not biased. Do you know any real…

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Today is a beautiful day, because “blessed is the man who trusts in you.” (Psalm 84:12) #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

I Am But A Shadow

Today is a beautiful day, because “The Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does He withhold from those whose walk is blameless.” (Psalm 84:11) #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Today is a beautiful day, because God made Friday to precede the weekend and better is one day in His courts than a thousand elsewhere. (from Psalm 84:10) #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Today is a beautiful day, because “the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.” (2 Chronicles 16:9) #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Today is a beautiful day, because from my first day until now, and ongoing, God continually works to complete His work in me until the day of Jesus Christ. (Phillipians 1:6)  #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Today is a beautiful day, because “I thank God every time I remember you.” (Philippians 1:3) #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Today is a beautiful day, because those who have not seen and still believe in Christ are blessed. (from John 20:29) #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Today is a beautiful day, because we celebrate love today, and there is no greater or more steadfast love than that of God. (from John 3:16, Psalm 32:10 and Lamentations 3:32) #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday