No Man is an Island
“Our story is never written in isolation. We do not act in a one-man play. We can do nothing that does not affect other people, no matter how loudly we say, “It’s my own business.” ― Madeleine L’Engle, Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art We, as a society, have become an extremely self-focused…
The Only Way Out
Addiction is unique in that it is all about choices and yet it takes our choices away. This is the part of addiction that is most difficult for others to understand. They don’t get why an addict doesn’t just stop their bad behaviors. Initially the person does make the choice to get lost in pornography…
Choosing “I will”
As we’re scurrying around trying to pull things together for our vacation I’m struck by the sheer amount of details that go into planning anything of note. And yet . . . often we try to just “shoot from the hip” when it comes to making positive changes in our lives. In our sexual addiction…
He Will Lift Us Up!
Sometimes life is hard. Struggles come in massive waves that threaten to consume us. We get overwhelmed. We wonder if we can even keep slogging along. It feels so lonely, and yet God promised that he would always be with us. Unlike us, he is never too busy; never too distracted; never too grumpy—always without…
Digging for Clues
Nothing goes away until it’s resolved. If we haven’t come to terms with our old resentments, old hurts and old beliefs, it doesn’t matter how hard we try to push them out of our minds, they are still there festering inside us. They aren’t “in the past”. Whether we realize it or not, they are…
Our Story . . .
