Who says the Bible is silent about addiction?

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to take strong drink, 5lest they drink and forget what has been decreed    and pervert the rights of all the afflicted. 6Give strong drink to the one who is perishing,    and wine to those...

A slack hand

I remember my wife was teaching our family about Proverbs 10:4: “A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.” She was emphasizing to them that hard work of the diligent is what rewards a person and that people who are lazy will...

Is Addiction a sin or a disease?

What does the world say? The irrational behavior that I do MUST be compulsive– I see it destroying my life and the lives of the ones I love the most, yet I keep doing the same thing over and over. It’s GOT to be a disease beyond my control because  I WANT...