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What is Addiction?

Definition of Addiction Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations. This is … [Read more...]

Trusting God in Uncertainty

We’ll start this day with a question that burns in all of our hearts at some time or another. How do I know if my husband has told me everything? The answer to that question falls somewhere between “You can’t” and “You’ll know.” Let me put it this … [Read more...]

Relationships and God’s Plan

Relationships: God’s Plan • With God • With ourselves • Within families and others   Relationships: With God • We are meant to have a real and vital relationship with God. • This relationship becomes our “source” of real life! • We are … [Read more...]

Finding Freedom for Yourself

If you are going to heal and find freedom for yourself on this journey, you need to be able to look at truth squarely in the eye and seek God’s counsel on how to respond to the reality of your situation. If you deny the truth, you may naively put … [Read more...]