Facing Our Addictions to Weapons & White Supremacy
Any of us familiar with the addiction recovery process know that until we overcome our denial, we still haven't hit bottom.
Teaching My Children To Drink
JUNE 21, 2014 | BY: BRONWYN LEA -- Growing up, 18 was the Age At Which It All Happened. At 18, I could vote. At 18, I could drive. And at 18, I could legally....
Jesus the Drunkard
FEB 27, 2014 | BY: LANCE SCHAUBERT -- “What’s that prove?” I asked. “Jesus gave more wine to people who were already drunk...
#NekNomination: An Online Drinking Game turned into A Random Acts of Kindness Generator
FEB 13, 2014 | BY: BRETT ANDERSON -- It started with a #neknomination. An online video clip of a drinking challenge game...
Does Jesus heal drug addicts?
FEB 9, 2014 | BY: ROMAL TUNE -- I almost gave up on my drug-addict mother. But then I discovered that God never gives up. In memory of...
Why I am Not a Football Fan
FEB 2, 2014 | BY: MORF MORFORD -- I know it sounds like the ultimate American heresy, but I’m just not a football fan. And it has taken...
Some New Year's Resolutions are only 12 Steps Away
JAN 3, 2014 | BY: JENNIFER DAWN WATTS -- Three years ago I walked into my first 12 Step meeting to deal with my drinking. I was terrified...
Vanity of Vanities: Does Ministry Really Matter?
AUGUST 2, 2013 | BY: CHRISTIAN PIATT -- If ever there was a time when I felt like ministry was an act of complete vanity, this was it. I could...
WWJB (What Would Jesus Brew)?
There’s a well-known saying, often attributed to Ben Franklin, about God and beer. I’ve even seen it on T-shirts and the like, but it turns out it’s mis-quoted. The one I see and hear is generally some der...
Living Into a New Story
My wife, Amy, and I just got back from a quick trip to Las Vegas for my 40th birthday. I jumped off a 109-story building, we did the zip line down Freemont Street, watched a couple of shows, ate too much f...