Growing up I yearned to be great at something. I equated being great with being loved. I didn’t really understand love. I didn’t comprehend it. I probably still struggle with it nowadays. Thanks to Jesus and to my wife, Terri, I understand it better than I did once. I’m not 100 percent sure how IContinue reading “A Contemporary Psalm of Hope and Recovery”
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Learning to Be Still as a Recovering Addict Amid the Holiday Season
I’ve been struggling to be still the past few days—maybe weeks. Not still as in a physical position, but still in a spiritual condition. One of the characteristics of addiction is restlessness. When things get uncomfortable or uncertain, the addict’s natural response is to change scenery physically. I’ve realized lately that can also be trueContinue reading “Learning to Be Still as a Recovering Addict Amid the Holiday Season”
On a Long Bus Ride to Nowhere
The other morning, I reflected back on a time when I felt emotionally, mentally, and spiritually ripped to shreds. Have you ever experienced a similar moment in your life? A heated argument had broken out between me and my father. I wound up packing a bag and hitchhiking to the nearest bus station with nowhereContinue reading “On a Long Bus Ride to Nowhere”
