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.
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.
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
Lord, each breath is a gift with no guarantee of another. You are the air I breathe. Let everything that has breath praise You. I lift my prayer in the name of Jesus, according to the good and perfect will of the Father. Amen. “Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him…
Lord, the stars twinkle in the darkness of a cloudless sky, and I wonder just how far the pinpoints of light making their way into my eyes traveled. I see only a tiny perspective of what they truly are. In the same vein, I can know only a piece of who You are. One day,…
Today is a beautiful day, because “They will fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you, declares the LORD, to deliver you.” (Jeremiah 1:19 ESV) I am with you. #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Lord, replenish my heart with your steadfast love. Let me echo back the melody that You sing over me. Refresh my spirit like the rain revives the grass on your hillside. Grant healing music to ring out the story of your creation and forgiveness. Draw me to your side, never to leave the refuge You…
Today is a beautiful day, because “Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the LORD.” (Jeremiah 1:8 ESV) I am with you. #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Lord, thank you for running after me. Thank you for coming after this one lost soul to add me to your household. When I stumble your grace is my safety net and your forgiveness lifts me to the rock that is higher. Your Holy Spirit keeps puts me back on track and teaches me. Your…
Today is a beautiful day, because “Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you. (Isaiah 43:5 ESV) I am with you. #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Father, You are my hope and strength. I exalt your goodness in the name and authority of Jesus, my Savior, according to your good and perfect will. Amen. “The Lord is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works. The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all…
Today is a beautiful day, because God tells His own, “fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10 ESV) I am with you. #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
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