Abuse & Addictions Category
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What is 12-Step Recovery?
As a seminary graduate and pastor, I was skeptical about much of psychology and recovery programs. I did learn a little more when I watched My Name is Bill W.–the story of the man who…
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Overcoming Addiction Builds Character
Steve Arterburn Be sober! Be on the alert! Your adversary the Devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour. 1 Peter 5:8 HCSB If you’d like a perfect formula…
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Dieting Means Missing Something!
Stephen Arterburn and Linda Mintle Diets promote us to miss something based on the premise that we may never be able to eat it again. Sound familiar? Let’s say it’s Christmas and you pass the…
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Think Responsibly!
There once was a TV commercial for a liqueur where the guy is trying to put ice in a glass. He picks one out of the bucket only to have it fall on the floor,…
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What Are You Afraid Of?
Things that go bump in the night, an overbearing boss, or anxiety filled days–all of these and more affect the way we think and act. Sometimes we are frozen in our fears and don’t realize…
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Move It and Lose It!
You’ve heard the saying, ‘Move it or Lose it!’ We’d like to alter it a bit to, ‘Move it and lose it.’ That’s right. The more you move it, the more you’ll lose it- or…
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Substitute a New Behavior for Eating
Excerpted from the book Lose It For Life by Steve Arterburn and Linda Mintle Pain is not optional, but misery is. You can’t always control pain, but you can do something about misery. If you…
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Self Talk: Words of Faith
David Stoop Words, said either in the privacy of the mind or spoken aloud, are powerful. Written across the pages of history are phrases uttered at crucial moments that turned the course of world events.…
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Revisit your Motivation
Steve Arterburn and Dr. Linda Mintle We’ll say it again: Your motivation for losing weight should not be to please someone else. If you are doing this because your physician or spouse is upset with…
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Freedom for Life
I absolutely love it when I understand a Biblical concept! I know that sounds a little strange, not like the usual, ‘I love pizza’ or ‘I love that dress,’ but it is true! Too many…
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