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A High Calling: The Addicts Among Us

20 Feb 2018
She was in her 60s and had been an alcoholic for many years at that point. To know her was to know a sweet, kind, and godly woman. She served…
Recovery Ministry

A High Calling: A Philosophy of Addiction Ministry

6 Feb 2018
Addictions are exceedingly complex. Addictions are complicated by heart idolatries, biological dependency, habitual coping responses, and diverse life impact. When I first started working with an addicted individual many years…
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A High Calling: The Challenges of a Church-Based Addiction Ministry

30 Jan 201830 Jan 2018
I firmly believe that the church should be the front lines of addiction ministry, but such ministry is not easy. Working with addictions and those enslaved to them is complicated,…
Recovery Ministry

A High Calling: What I’ve Learned from Pastoring Addictcs

23 Jan 2018
When I entered into Seminary I had plans for my ministry career. I was going to preach lots of exciting sermons and pastor a growing church. Admittedly they weren't very…
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A Year of Studying Addictions: Concluding Thoughts

30 Dec 2016
I've spent far more than just this year studying addictions and recovery ministry. As a counselor focusing specifically on providing Biblical counsel to those struggling with substance abuse, I've spent…
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Addiction and Emotions: Pleasure

22 Dec 2016
"If it feels good, do it." Such is the philosophy of our culture. Pleasure is king and we are ruled by our desire for comfort and good feelings. The inverse…
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Addiction and Emotions: Perfectionism

15 Dec 201615 Dec 2016
To live as an addict is to live in a world of extremes. Addiction is, after all, a pursuit and experience of pleasure that is extreme. This way of living…
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Addiction and Emotions: Shame

8 Dec 2016
Addictions never stay at the level of behavior alone. Eventually the strike at our very sense of self. The deeper we go into an addiction the more we may feel…
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Addiction and Emotions: Paranoia

1 Dec 2016
Long-term drug usage has the potential to deteriorate a person's ability to discern reality. The average person is usually able to discern rational and irrational fears, but drug/alcohol abuse does…
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Addiction and Emotion: Anxiety

24 Nov 2016
Everybody gets anxious, but certain kinds of anxiety can be particularly overwhelming. For some the amount of worry they experience can be a motivation to use and abuse drugs or…

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