Doing the Impossible

February 12, 2022 0

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

Hold the Hope

December 30, 2021 0

A beautiful song for those seeking recovery, by local musicians Lightning Lucas and Nichole Barrows.

Meetings Resume January 9!

December 24, 2021 0

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

The Problem with Abstinence

October 30, 2021 0

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

Who we think we are (and why it matters)

June 18, 2021 0

(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

Healing the Hopeless

March 7, 2021 0

This sermon, preached via Zoom for Immanuel Mennonite Church, uses the story of the Gerasene Demoniac to describe the nature of addiction, the challenges to Church faces in addressing it, Read More

“A Most Practical Book”

December 1, 2020 0

My eyes have been opened to dimensions of addiction I never knew about. One of the most practical books I have read in a long while, I expect to use Read More

The Problem with Religion

November 16, 2020 0

Religion is powerful. It has justified and motivated wars that have killed millions of people. And it has moved people to great social change, from nonviolent movements like the abolition Read More

Miracles Among Us?

November 6, 2020 0

Do you see miracles in the world? I do. Every person who recovers from addiction is evidence of God’s work in the world. That may be the best reason why Read More

In-Person Meetings are on the horizon

September 27, 2020 0

We tried internet meetings. They didn’t work. It’s hard to build trust between people who have never met! Now we’re planning a return to F2F meetings– socially distanced of course. Read More

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