A Short Devotional: Taking our Thoughts Captive
This Ponder Action Prayer Challenge devotional is a follow up from last week's blog on capturing our thoughts and the Battleground of the Mind webinar. Capturing Your Thoughts in Christ:God’s Power…
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…
70 Day Ponder Action Prayer Challenge: Week 9 Day 1
This week's post is an excerpt from the 70 Day Ponder Action Prayer Challenge Devotional found hereWEEK 9 DAY 1“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand…
Captured by a Better Vision: Tim Chester
Captured by a Better Vision was written by Tim Chester in 2010, following shortly after his book; You Can Change.This book is written as if the writer is actually aware…
You Can Change (God’s transforming power for our sinful behaviour & negative emotions) by Tim Chester
My Thoughts (John) When we began ministry, supporting those that were addicted, and had life controlling behaviours, in London in 2015, one of the first groups I was blessed to…
70 Day Ponder Action Prayer Challenge: Week 3 Day 1
This week's post is an excerpt from the 70 Day Ponder Action Prayer Challenge Devotional free for download and upload to Kindle here: WEEK 3 DAY 1 …
The Proper Place for Biblical Change: The Local Church
In this piece I have included links to a couple of articles/blogs for food for thought. Each of these articles speaks about recovery work being the work of the local…
Sexual Sanity for Men (re-creating your mind in a crazy culture) by David White: A Personal Review
After arriving in London to help those with addictive and life controlling behaviours in 2015, it became apparent that I, John, needed to begin a Men’s Sexual Issues Support group. …
A Couple of Radio Shows
John and I have done several radio shows in our journey with Free! Recovery and John prior to this with Celebrate Recovery radio plus a podcast with Christianity Explored and…
Ponder Action Prayer Challenge: Week 1 Day 1
WEEK 1 DAY 1 “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”…
So, Life is Out of Control
This Week's Blog is a section from Session 1 of our 10 Week Course. Do you feel as if your life is out of control?What is the first thought you…
New Year’s Read; 5 Books to Help Combat Life-Controlling Habits
Useful Books to Help Combat Life-Controlling Habits. I thought I would start this new year by sharing 5 books that help shed light on the struggle with addictive behaviours. I,…
5 Themes; 5 Thoughts this Christmas
So you've made it to Christmas Eve... So you've made it to Christmas Eve, you are either with close family, friends or going to be tomorrow. You have pretty fluctuating…
Respond or React: Part 2
Introduction In Part 2 of the theme; react or respond, I am taking quotes from others; authors that have delved deeply into the area of emotion as Christians; when response/reaction…
The Lies we Believe
Excerpt: 70 Day Ponder Action Prayer ChallengeWeek 7 Day 3(Available for free download www.free-recovery.org) “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, anddo not let…
Who will Show me the Truth of God’s Love?
The response of a man struggling with deep negative habits after He read in God's Word that God delights in him: “Thinking during this past week on the greatness of…