Providing a free of charge Christian residential program for those in bondage to addictions
Providing a free of charge Christian residential program for those in bondage to addictions
One of the reasons that some fall back into the spirit of the world is the failure to equip themselves. Even equipping oneself, one can fall back into the bondage of the world. The Christian mind must be determined and committed to the Person of Christ, the Word of God and the fellowship of the… Read More »The Dismantling of the Christian Mind
In looking at the dynamic of faith, it is probable that the saints of God will be tested by fire. It is a way of refining, purifying, and purging the saints. “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith,… Read More »Faith in the Fire
The very nature of a human being longs to be loved. Deep down in the soul of every human is the desire for someone to love and cherish him/her. God, in the beginning, said; “It is not good that man be alone.” Genesis 2:18 The God of love made the perfect match for this dilemma… Read More »Longing For Love
“The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” John 3:8 Grace is a manifestation of the Spirit. It blows from the throne of grace. It is the dispensing of grace… Read More »Where the Grace Blows
There is a profundity in Jesus’ exhortation to His disciples in Matthew 16:24 to “take up our cross”. But, this is the call for all who have come to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. Upon being born-again, it is our nature to pursue the Word of God. “As newborn babes, desire the… Read More »Taking Up Your Cross
As a culture goes further down the road to depravity, a good man is hard to find. The more a nation drifts away from the Judeo-Christian values the more it will slide down the slippery slope of sin into corruption. “Righteousness makes a nation great but sin diminishes a people.” Proverbs 14:34 (ISV) We read… Read More »A Good Man Is Hard To Find
Some believers in Christ who have wondered into the wilderness of sin may experience a season of enjoyment in that wilderness. The delights of the flesh can suppress and subdue the once enjoyed spiritual satisfaction of walking in the Spirit. “For the flesh lusts against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh.” (Galatians 5:17)… Read More »Guilt Under the Law
Greetings, Since the May/June newsletter, we have received a lot of comments about the article called “What a Gift-Responsibility.” The article highlights the gift of our children or loved ones and the responsibility we have to raise them. But as addiction comes in, there is the danger of “enabling” a person in their addiction, sometimes… Read More »Importance of Boundaries
Impulsiveness is a very powerful force that confounds all of us, especially when it is tied to addiction. Time and again the counsel given to an excessively impulsive person fails. You can lay out the irrationality of their decision to take flight and they do not have ears to hear. Sometimes the person will agree… Read More »The Impulsive Aberration
One of the greatest gifts in life is our children. Ps.127:3 “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward.” What a joy it is to hold them in your arms the very first time, to watch them begin to walk and say their first words, to teach… Read More »What a Gift – AND Responsibility