Music, Lies, and Addiction
Music, Lies, and AddictionThere is something about music. It draws us in; it carries us back—sometimes gently, sometimes painfully—into memories of the past. Good times. Rough times.Bad memories often end…
The Gold That Never Satisfied: Lessons From a California Mine
The Gold That Never Satisfied: Lessons From a California Mine“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,…
Capturing Thoughts: Possible?
The Christmas season is often a place for the minefield of the mind to cause problems. We tend to be socially more active, life becomes frayed with so much to…
Navigating Christmas as a Sugar Addict
Christmas can be complicated when sugar has a hold on you.On the surface, it’s “just” mince pies, chocolate tubs, desserts and boxes of biscuits. But if you’re tangled up with…
Always Connected: Our New Digital Normal
When Covid Shifted Our World: The Quiet Rise of Digital Dependency When Covid struck in 2020, it felt as though the world took a sudden left turn into a different…
10 Things to Remember When Talking with Someone Struggling with Addictive or Life – Controlling Issues
A guide for church leaders, pastoral carers and all who seek to walk alongside those who struggle. As leaders, we are called to walk with compassion and truth alongside those…
Is Scripture Sufficient for Transformed Lives?
A devotional reflection for those seeking to walk in freedom and faith Ponder Dear friend, have you ever felt the weight of life-controlling issues and wondered: “Can God’s Word really…
Overcoming Shame and Finding Courage to Join an Addiction Recovery Group
One of the concerning trends in any kind of addictive, life-controlling issue, is increased isolation and wanting to hide from the world. In many ways, this is more evident in…
Joy that Breaks the Chains of Addictions Part 4: Joy and Grace Awareness in the Trials of Addictive Struggles
Introduction How to discover, and know, joy has been a theme that I have been interested in for a long time. I think this interest grew from my own struggles…
Joy that Breaks the Chains of Addiction: Joy in Community Part 3
A few years ago, I wrote a PhD dissertation on Joy in relation to addictive life-controlling habits. Here is Part 3 in a series of short blogs that have come…
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