Meditations on "Lies"

When we have spent some time in recovery from active addiction, one of the amazing transformations we experience is that we have learned to become more self-supporting.

A sincere person is one who is honest, who doesn’t create false impressions, and who doesn’t operate with selfish motives.

When we pray for God’s will for us and the power to carry it out, God just doesn’t point to something unfocused in the distance.

My Lord, you heard my groaning. You can hear my sighs.

Many of us blame God because bad things happened to us when we were powerless to change the situation.

Today is Labour Day and tomorrow many students, and some of us, return to places of education for a new season of learning and maturing.

When we accept Jesus’ death as payment for the sins we have committed, we are freed from the punishment of sin and are given a fresh start.

Steadily moving forward in recovery is not easy. As we awaken out of the haze of years in addiction our minds are often filled with memories of things done to us and things we have done to others.

When we think of healing we often look to physical healings recorded in the Bible.

Low self-esteem is a negative sense of one's worth or ability to cope or do well in life.

The long days of summer are with us. During these few months many folks enjoy fishing in the early morning or late into the evening.

Whether it is a group of bullies on a school playground or an abusive partner behind closed doors, it is never right for one person to force their agenda or desires on another.