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.
Jehovah Elkannah, You are a jealous God. You are not jealous of us, but for us. You go out for the salvation of Your people. You remind us again and again to be holy because You are holy. You tell us in various ways to remember that You are our God, there is no other….
Today is a beautiful day, because “Speak to the children of Israel: Tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a blue thread in the tassels of the corners. And you shall have the tassel, that you may look upon it and remember all the commandments…
El Shaddai, You are God Almighty. Your word is truth. You fulfill Your promises. You keep Your covenants. You are the solid foundation of our faith, because You never change. You are not some ethereal, shape-shifting, ever morphing being. You are the LORD. Father, we trust You, because You are trustworthy. We love You, because…
Today is a beautiful day, because “Yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, nor shall I abhor them, to utterly destroy them and break My covenant with them; for I am the LORD their God. But for their sake I will remember the covenant…
Father, may I always remember to rest in Your care. Thank You for setting aside one day per week to reflect on what You have done, that it is good. Your works reflect who You are. Your compassion displays Your care for Your beloved. I bring my gratitude in the name and authority of Jesus,…
Before You Kiss the Frog…Can We Talk? – 17 It’s time to look at trusting the important person in your life. Answers to the following questions are critical. Answer them very carefully. Take time and observe all you can about this person you want to enter the inner circles of your life and welfare. Think…
Abba, Father, You release us from the bondage of sin and shame. We cannot accomplish this freedom by our own strength, only by the power of Your righteous right hand. You rescue us time and time again, because You love us. Remind us of these times, Father, so we can give You the glory and…
Today is a beautiful day, because Moses begins to describe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, “And Moses said to the people: ‘Remember this day in which you went out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out of this place. No leavened bread shall be…
Father, You are the God of all comfort and assurance. You are the God of peace beyond comprehension. Grant us Your peace, comfort and assurance in our most difficult moments. Remind us that Your purpose is sure and that Your timing is perfect. Please, give us the strength to persevere in the name and authority…
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