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April 2025

April 09, 2025

We Are Tired of Being Angry: Letting Go Without Giving Up

We Are Tired of Being Angry I am tired of being angry. Other people are,...

November 2023

November 13, 2023

The Charlatans Will Always Be With You

Charlatans are usually a minor problem for churches. However, if you fall prey to any,...

July 2023

July 24, 2023

Conversion And Sobriety

An issue for many addicts choosing recovery is the obvious connection between evangelical ideas of...

May 2023

May 08, 2023

Heartbreaking Addiction

A friend died from a heartbreaking addiction. I mean that literally. When I first heard...

February 2023

February 23, 2023

Lent And Life

Lent is another word for Spring. I was surprised to learn this fact. Somehow, I...

February 09, 2023

Divine Rage

Divine Rage? Yes. I am reading Valerie Kaur's memoir See No Stranger with a group of...

January 2023

January 19, 2023

What’s On The Menu?

Food is a spiritual issue. Mark Mylod's The Menu makes that abundantly clear. It is...

May 2022

May 31, 2022

Praying for Enemies

Am I required to pray for my enemies? Can I pray they get judged, condemned,...

March 2022

March 31, 2022

Alcoholic Grace

Psychiatry no longer says I am an alcoholic. The modern term is "alcohol abuse disorder."...

February 2022

February 03, 2022

Why Addiction Does Not Go Away

A WCA-affiliated colleague recently described alcoholism as a sin. Addiction is not a sin. Abusing...

November 2021

November 04, 2021

The Cult of Death, Qanon, and Trumpism

Once again the followers of Q gathered for The Storm. Once again it didn't happen....

October 2021

October 28, 2021

Demon of the Noon Day Sun

I am tired. I know you are too. We are plagued by the same demon....

June 2021

June 03, 2021

Addiction, Grace, And 3 Warnings

Addiction is fashionable in churches. Congregations host Recovery meetings, have Celebrate Recovery ministries, and, because...

March 2021

March 04, 2021

Bitter People

I am the idiot who doesn't know what I am talking about. This is how...

February 2021

February 18, 2021

The Spirituality of Recovery from Addiction

Addicts are surprised to learn that recovery requires spirituality. Recovery does not require adopting a...

February 04, 2021

Resentment And The Enemy

Resentment is the enemy. It is borne of anger. The anger may be justified or...

January 2021

January 28, 2021

Attacking the Houseless

Houseless peoples camps are being raided. And it is not right to do it. Police...

December 2020

December 14, 2020

That Useless Feeling

Ecclesiastes is my favorite book of the Hebrew Bible. "Useless, useless, says the preacher, everything is...

December 03, 2020

More Gratitude

Thanksgiving meals often begin with declarations of gratitude. The meal preparation is complete. But before...

November 2020

November 05, 2020

Election Blues

I am not surprised. No. Not in the least. Since the Bush/Gore election of 2000,...

October 2020

October 05, 2020

Sympathy For The Obstinate

When someone is in active addiction, their loved ones are at a loss. How do...

September 2020

September 16, 2020

When We Say The Word “God.”

Knowing the answer before the question is asked is the privilege of the teacher. I...

September 14, 2020

The 666th Day

I know today is Holy Cross. It is celebrated by the oldest traditions within Christianity....