This is a very thought-provoking 5 minute video called Addiction. There are certain truths here that are right on target: relational connections help addicts to stay clean and sober. I believe those relationships must be one with Christ and then with other people. Matthew 22:37-40 reminds us of the relational connections we need: And he…
I think it is always good to biblically evaluate programs and their content. In a previous blog, I cited The Berean Call article critiquing Celebrate Recovery, a widely popular program dealing with hurts, habits, and hang-ups in addicts’ lives. It is a well organized and nicely done program; however, my concern is with the message…
We are living in an age where overdoses are frightening our community leaders and rightly so. One fact from an article in the Washington Post article states: “Nationally, heroin overdose deaths have risen sharply, from 1,960 in 1999 to 10,574 in 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” Click on the link to…
Again, this entire series is better detailed in my two books: Relapse: Biblical Prevention Strategies and Addiction-Proof Parenting. This blog series is just a quick slice of the pie on all of these 5 put-off mentalities and 5 marks of a transforming “addict”! Get the books for much more explanation! The final mentality is a…
The fourth mentality I listen for when counseling an “addict” is a perishing mentality and is based upon Ephesians 5:19-20 (as well as Proverbs 31:6 but I won’t cite that verse in this blog post): “…addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,…
Truly victimized people do NOT want to stay victims. For example, someone who has been raped does not want to be reminded each day of that traumatic event by saying, “I am a rape victim” every day thereafter. They don’t want that tragic and horrible event to define who they are so they do not…
The second mentality I teach biblical counselors to look for in an “addict” is what I call the Consumer Mentality and is based upon Matthew 22:39-40: And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” What is a consumer?…
Today is the start of a 5 part quick series entitled “The Mind of an ‘Addict’” where I describe the five mentalities I see when counseling an “addict.” That’s the bad news but the good news is that there are 5 marks to look for in a transforming “addict” who is becoming like Christ. Believers…
Very sad story out of New Zealand. A 30 year old woman dies and the family blames a poor diet and her consumption of 10 liters per day of Coca-cola for her death. Read the full article here: http://www.smh.com.au/world/is-coke-addictive-coroner-takes-on-soft-drinks-giant-20130213-2ebor.html The article cites one person as saying “her Coke habit had become an addiction: ‘She would…
A new ministry of Truth in Love Ministries has been launched called “The Addiction Connection” and we are excited about this new focused initiative on addiction at: www.theaddictionconnection.com Be one of the first to go to this website as it is about a day “live” now! We’ve put together a national team of committed Christ followers…
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