Doing the Impossible
In 1998 I traveled to Batticaloa in eastern Sri Lanka. I went because the government said it was finally safe to do so. But the government lied. Batticaloa was under Read More
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Bible Study Today
He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed. —Psalm 107:29 Addiction doesn’t stop because of the weather. Neither did Jesus. So, as far as Read More
Hold the Hope
A beautiful song for those seeking recovery, by local musicians Lightning Lucas and Nichole Barrows.
Meetings Resume January 9!
Starting Sunday, January 9, 2022, we will resume our weekly Recovery Bible Study, which focuses on the Seven Commands of Jesus. The time and location will be the same as Read More
Overdose Is No Longer Just a White Problem
Clare Galofaro writes for the Associated Press, As the pandemic ravaged the country, deaths from drug overdoses surged by nearly 30%, climbing to a record high. The drug crisis has also diversified from an Read More
Drug Overdoses Hit Record High
The New York Times is reporting that over 100,000 Americans died of drug overdose in the year ending April 2021– the first year of the pandemic. This is a huge increase Read More
The Problem with Abstinence
My last post considered the benefits and controversy over “harm reduction.” In short, harm reduction seeks to minimize the damage done to the addict and those around them resulting from Read More
The Blessing
This was so moving to me that I wanted to share it.
The Controversy Over Harm Reduction
By all measures so far, 2020 set records for the number of people who died from drug overdoses. Lat week, the New York Times reported that the Biden administration has Read More
Who we think we are (and why it matters)
(Cross-posted from DJMitchellAuthor.com.) How we think about ourselves determines how we behave in the world. And how we think about ourselves stems from who we believe we are– our self-identity. Read More