Does Alcohol Still Sober You? Five Warnings About Abuse

Does Alcohol Still Sober You? Five Warnings About Abuse – “Wine is a traitor, an arrogant man who is never at rest. His greed is as wide as Sheol; like death he has never enough. He gathers for himself all nations and collects as his own all peoples” (Habakkuk 2:5).

A Prayer for the Smartphone Hooked Christian

A Prayer for the Smartphone Hooked Christian – “Who will save me from this electronic rectangle in my hands? Instead of using it, it has often used me.”

Why Our Attention Needs Stewardship

Why Our Attention Needs Stewardship – “According to a recent study, as many as 47 percent of Americans consider themselves addicted to their phones. Even if we’re not addicted, most of us can admit to cognitive dissonance in reconciling the benefits technology provides with the resources, such as time and attention, it consumes.”

Do you want to get well?

Do you want to get well? – “Can’t we assume that people want to get well? Could there be reasons they prefer not to be well?”

How Teen Vaping, Alcohol Use and Drug Abuse Get Crushed by the Cross

How Teen Vaping, Alcohol Use and Drug Abuse Get Crushed by the Cross – This is a great testimony and truth.

6 Practical Tips to Free Yourself From Your Phone

6 Practical Tips to Free Yourself From Your Phone – “If you’re feeling addicted to your phone, even just a little bit, you’ll have a lot better chance of breaking through that addiction if you actually do something about it.”

America’s Favorite Poison

America’s Favorite Poison – “Regardless of how much Americans love to drink, the country could be safer and healthier if we treated booze more like we treat cigarettes. The lack of serious discussion about raising alcohol prices or limiting its sale speaks to all the ground Americans have ceded to the ‘good guys’ who have fun. And judging by the health statistics, we’re amusing ourselves to death.”

What the Church Can Do About the Alcohol-Related Death Epidemic

What the Church Can Do About the Alcohol-Related Death Epidemic – “Over the past decade, American has been so distracted by the opioid crisis that we hardly noticed an even deadlier epidemic.” 

Beware of Taking Your Sorrows to Alcohol Before God

Beware of Taking Your Sorrows to Alcohol Before God – “What starts as periodic self-medication can quickly morph into a reflexive habit. Whenever I felt undesirable feelings of sadness, I turned to liquor to manage the pain. But the bottom of the glass never marked the end of my troubles.”

How to Spot—and Help—an Addict in Church

How to Spot—and Help—an Addict in Church – “You and I have been called to care for the sick, the imprisoned, the suffering, and the sinners (Matt. 28:18–20; Matt. 25:36; James 5:13–15). As Jesus’s hands and feet, we must not ignore those in the throes of addiction.”

3 Ways to Battle Your Thorn in the Flesh

3 Ways to Battle Your Thorn in the Flesh – “Where do you crave life and satisfaction where it’s not intended to be found?”

Why Christians Need a Better Debate About Alcohol

Why Christians Need a Better Debate About Alcohol – “The harmful use of alcohol is no longer an issue Christians can ignore. To truly seek the welfare of our cities—and the world—we need to find a way for all believers, whether we’re Abstainers or Imbibers, to find a way to talk about alcohol in a way that better serves our neighbors.”

Mommy Drinking Is No Joke

Mommy Drinking Is No Joke – “Here are three good reasons to think before speaking (or sharing) that “mommy juice” joke.”

Is Smoking Weed a Sin?

Is Smoking Weed a Sin? – “While the parallel between alcohol and marijuana is not exact, the intended effect of recreational marijuana is closest to the effect of drunkenness. Underneath both alcohol abuse and marijuana use is the lack of self-control and sober-mindedness.”

Can a Christian Drink Alcohol?

Can a Christian Drink Alcohol? – Max Lucado said, “One thing for sure, I have never heard anyone say, ‘A beer makes me feel more Christlike… Fact of the matter is this: People don’t associate beer with Christian behavior.”

What Is Addiction?

What Is Addiction? – “The word addiction is now a regular part of our vocabulary. But what does it mean? How might we define it biblically? Most simply, addiction may be defined as voluntary enslavement to sin (Romans 6:12-13).”

HELP! My Spouse Drinks Too Much

HELP! My Spouse Drinks Too Much – It may be your story or the story of someone close to you. Here are some helpful suggestions and resources.