Becoming a Healer from Addictions

How can a person who is struggling with addictions to alcohol, sex, and gambling continue to lead worship at his church? Only by living a lie. As an addiction counselor, John witnesses that man’s transformation as he worked through the twelve step program with him. Now that same man counsels others in their addictions. Are [...]

Are you or someone you know one of the countless individuals who suffer alone as a victim of their spouse or child’s addictions? These people struggle to hold the pieces together financially and emotionally, while the destruction seeks to devour their homes and sanity.  Please take this study to learn how to hold on to hope and still [...]

I thought indulging in certain sexual practices was harmless and just a “normal thing that kids do”.  I started masturbating and looking at pornography when I was in my teens. Although I grew up in a home that believed in God and went to a school that taught about God, I thought that these sexual [...]

Over 16million Americans suffer from alcoholism, based on US census data. That’s about twice the population of New York City. The problem is also widespread in Canada and other countries as well. It doesn’t help that alcohol advertisers constantly remind those struggling with alcohol about their problem and tempting them to abandon their attempts to [...]

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Drinking Affects More than Just You

Alcoholism or drug abuse affects more than just the person who is abusing. This is a terrible truth to learn first-hand, but can be the impetus to change. In this video, a man struggles to make changes in his life while continuing to deal with the demons of his past. Can you relate to this [...]

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Influencing Your Child To Drink?

Youth who drink before age 15 are four times more likely to develop alcohol dependence than those who begin drinking at age 21, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. But studies have found that taking an active approach parents can reduce the chances their kids will drink. How do you approach [...]

Weapon of Choice

Sam Childers is no ordinary man. Instead of robbing “stores or just ordinary people”, he chose to rob drug dealers. Sam relied heavily upon the crutches of drugs and the thrill of armed robbery. What did it take for him to take a step back and realize that living on the edge and being constantly in [...]

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Imprisoned In My Mind – David Rodenberg

We all have our opinions about addictions. Maybe you know someone, or maybe you’re struggling with it yourself. What initially starts out with a seemingly harmless curiosity rapidly catapults into a full blown insatiable desire. For David Rodenberg, that transition from curiosity into a colossal addiction became detrimental. As if his social isolation and his [...]

...he proclaimed from that small stage in front of the group of men how he had felt God's presence as we prayed and how the Lord had healed his back...

When it comes to the most common causes of death for people under 40, most people would think of cancer, heart attacks or strokes. But that is a misconception. I’d like to introduce you to what we family physicians call “the beer commercial syndrome.” Society drifts into it without knowing, and it’s definitely best to [...]