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. —Joy S. Taylor, Author

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

Today is a beautiful day, because God watches over those who respect and love Him, those who hope in His unfailing love; and He delivers them from death. (from Psalm 33:18-19) ‪#‎joyinverse‬ ‪#‎blessedthisdayandeveryday‬

Today is a beautiful day, because we lay up heavenly treasure and take hold of life that is truly living when we do good deeds and are willingly generous. (from 1 Timothy 6:17-18) ‪#‎joyinverse‬ ‪#‎blessedthisdayandeveryday‬

Today is a beautiful day, because we are commanded to be rich in good deeds and generously willing to share. (from 1 Tim 6:18) ‪#‎joyinverse‬ ‪#‎blessedthisdayandeveryday‬

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Today is a beautiful day, because we put our “hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.” (1 Timothy 6:17b) ‪#‎joynverse‬ ‪#‎blessedthisdayandeveryday‬

Today is a beautiful day, because Timothy tells us not to have anything to do with irreverent, silly myths, but to train ourselves for godliness in that training our bodies has some value; however godliness has value in every way and holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. (from…

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