Deep Fellowship
A mother in recovery discovered at the end of a long and trying day that when satan sought to sabotage her sobriety, God was more present than she had ever known and that God will, if necessary, accompany one all … Read More
Lies =/= Recovery
Things I have learned and am required to address regularly: With women in recovery, I find that they have a very “loose” definition of “lie”. Lying by omission appears to never be considered a lie to them. Being presumptuous in … Read More
The Critical Point of Decision Making: “No One Gave Him Anything”
Today I heard James McDonald talking about families…specifically he was referencing Hannah, a grieving barren woman and how she took her pain and pleading to where it belonged….. to God….not to her husband. In talking about the issue of where … Read More
Exceptionalist Entitlement Attitude….An Addictive Way of Thinking Observed
As I have worked in counseling and spiritual formation with women over the last 10 years, I have observed a particular attitude that it has taken me ten years to wrap my mind around and articulate what it is I … Read More
Thoughts on Titus 2 Ministry’s Theory of Change
Thoughts on Titus 2 Ministry’s Theory of Change Principle observed: “All behavior is purposeful. Everyone does what they do because they perceive that it works.” Until it no longer provides the “payoff” they are seeking, they will not begin … Read More
Treating Depression as a Co-occurring issue in Addiction
Allow me to editorialize about the reported new policy of a local recovery program of not allowing even commonly prescribed SSRIs for depression to be used by their clients in recovery…..This is, in my opinion, unfortunate and unnecessary and will … Read More
A Cry in the Wilderness
“Addiction” might be the best word to explain the lostness that so deeply permeates society. Our addictions make us cling to what the world proclaims as the keys to self-fulfillment: accumulation of wealth and power; attainment of status and admiration; … Read More