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…
Joy that Breaks the Chain of Addiction: Recognizing Counterfeit Joys that Enslave: Part 2
Counterfeit Joys that Enslave A few years ago, I wrote a PhD dissertation on Joy in relation to addictive life-controlling habits. Here is Part 2: Counterfeit Joys that Enslave, of…
Joy That Breaks the Chains of Addiction — Blog Series Biblical Joy Leads to Freedom: Part 1
A few years ago, I wrote a PhD dissertation on Joy in relation to addictive life-controlling habits. Here is a series of short blogs that have come out of this…
Building Recovery Ministries in the Local Church – Hope and Transformation
Reflection Verse:"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the…
Christian and Secular Recovery – Different Paths, Different Goals
Reflection Verse:"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" – 2 Corinthians 5:17Addiction recovery is a journey that transforms…
The Silent Struggle in the Pews – Why Local Church Recovery Groups Matter
Reflection Verse:"Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfil the law of Christ." – Galatians 6:2Addiction doesn’t stop at the church door. It doesn’t discriminate between the…
Freedom from Addiction in the New Testament: A Battle of the Heart
Brokenness in Every CenturyWhen we think of addiction, it’s tempting to imagine it as a modern epidemic—drugs, alcohol, pornography, gambling, food. But while the terminology has changed, the New Testament…
Addiction in the Old Testament: A Story of the Heart’s Deepest Longings
Addiction is often seen as a modern crisis—digital, chemical, emotional. But the Bible, even in its oldest texts, is not silent about this struggle. Long before clinical language and recovery…