As I have mentioned in an earlier article, I am firmly convinced that we must help people in residential programs to be come integrated into two vital communities – the Church and the recovery community. There is life after the residential recovery pro gram and if we don’t spend enough time and energy preparing our clients for it, […]
For most people, the holiday season – which includes Christmas and the New Year celebration – is a special time of joy and celebration. We have a chance to give our thanks to God for all His goodness and a chance to rejoice in the birth of the Savior. It is also a time to […]
What about those who say, “Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic? Doesn’t that deny God’s ability to change a person?” I have been asked this question often as I have conducted workshops with rescue mission workers and people from other Christian groups. Usually, though, it prompted by a failure to distinguish between the spiritual issue […]