When You Are Planning to Sin Again
What should you do when sin is once again in your sight? Confess, only to then ignore your confession? This article discusses how to move beyond patterns of denial or complacency. To that end, it considers the respective roles of grace and law in our life.
If Only You Knew What I Know
Addictions
Weed Control
Substance Abuse
Our Approach to the Problem of Alcoholism
Community Versus Doctrine in AA
Sin or Disease?
Codependent or Selfless?
This article makes a distinction between codependency, which shields an addict from the consequences of his choices, and genuine selflessness on the part of a loved one who wants to care for a child or spouse who is addicted.
Referring an Addict for Detox and Medical Care
Help! An Addict Lives in Your Home
This article provides biblical insight and advice to family members and loved ones of an addict.
A Biblical Approach to Addictions
This article provides practical general advice for dealing with believers who struggle with addiction.
The Sanity and Insanity of Addiction
Shepherding People Struggling with Addictions (Part 4)
This article discusses the heart of the counsellor who is called to minister to those struggling with addictions. It explains how counselling reveals areas of sins in the counsellor's own life as well.
The Heart of Addiction (Part 3)
This article discusses the true nature of addictions—a worship disorder—and encourages and equips the church on how to help addicted believers.
Addiction: A Super-Sized Problem? (Part 2)
This article considers the tendency of counsellees to super-size their addiction issues. The author explains that these issues, though complicated, are not more than what Christ and the local church can address. The family of faith needs to biblically address the various components that drive the choices behind the addiction.
Three Healthy Tensions in Porn Addiction Groups (Part 1)
This article offers counsel for churches with recovery groups for those with an addiction to pornography. It explains that churches will face a number of tensions in this regard that need to be anticipated and navigated wisely.
Addictive Habits: Changing for Good
This article is excerpted from a devotional book, and speaks a word of encouragement to those who are addicted.
What Do Addicts Need from You?
This article offers basic and clear advice to those who love and care for people who are addicts. It does not provide an extensive list of specific actions, but guides the caregiver in his or her approach.
Lies at the Heart of Addiction
Should a Christian Smoke Pot?
Smoking pot: should Christians do it? There are four guidelines that the believer should consider when answering this question.
Pastoral Care – The Internet and Sexual Addiction
An Analysis of Celebrate Recovery Addictions Program (Part 2)
This article offers the second part of an evaluation of the Celebrate Recovery addictions program. It shows how the program's theology clashes with sound Christian theology, particularly the doctrines of God, man, salvation, assurance of salvation, sanctification, and the church. The article concludes by suggesting alternatives to this program.
An Analysis of Celebrate Recovery Addictions Program (Part 1)
This article offers a summary of the Celebrate Recovery addictions program, whereupon it starts to offer an evaluation. It takes significant issue with the program's (mis)use of Scripture.
Stopping Addictive Behavior: What Works?
How can you stop an addictive behaviour? Stopping addiction has to do with building a different narrative for one's life. This article explains how to build a better narrative.
A Failure of Worship
Responsible Use
Porn Addiction Isn't Just a Guy Thing
Biblical Solutions to Common Causes of Drug Abuse
The purpose of this article is to discover biblical solutions to common causes of drug abuse. Rather than examining and attacking the symptoms of drug abuse, this study endeavours to arrive at biblical solutions to the initial causes of the abuse.