2010 Issue 3
Breaking Free from Addiction
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Changing Lives: "With God's help, there's hope for dealing with addiction"
Addiction is often a lonely state, but the Lord never leaves us. Deno Brannon shares his lifelong battle with alcoholism.
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Real Challenges: Addictive behavior in a loved one.
The friends and family of a person struggling with addiction must walk a fine line between supporting the individual and enabling destructive habits.
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Seeking Answers: Addictions
The path to recovery can be filled with confusion. Rev. Mark Perry responds to some questions along the way.
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Changing for Goodness' Sake
So much of life is about making changes, and the Lord wants us to change for the better. What significant changes do you want to make in your thinking or habits? Rev. Nathan Gladish overviews two plans for change that can help you organize and track your efforts. One is drawn from psychology and the other from the teachings of the New Church. Use them together to gain insight into how you can progress toward a new, happier life.
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Small Groups: Spiritual Freedom
Gather some friends together and utilize this small group outline as structure and a starting point for a small group study and discussion. Also great for individual study, or with a partner. This month's study is on the 12 steps presented in the “Spiritual Freedom” program, which are tools designed to help individuals release negative thoughts and feelings.
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Book Review: Return to the Promised Land
Recovery from addiction does not come in an instant. Just as the children of Israel did not return to the promised land in one day, so we cannot find peace from addiction in a moment. In his book Return to the Promised Land, Rev. Grant Schnarr provides readers with a detailed description of spiritual growth, a journey based on the biblical story of Exodus.
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