RELIGION AS ADDICTION: WAIT, WHAT? I COULD BE ADDICTED TO RELIGION?
Religious idolatry for us Christians, at its core, is when we love our beliefs about God and people more than we ever actually love God and people. –…
UNDERSTANDING ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
Content Warning: This article mentions substance use which may distress some individuals. If you look at the NAD Counselors Directory, there is only one Adventist Licensed Addictions Counselor…
THE BELIEF NARCOTIC
Not for us the silver needle through which flows euphoric highs … and death. Not for us the innocent-looking pill which tempts overdose. Not for us the bubbly…
PHARISAICAL ADDICTION TO RELIGION: WHAT DID JESUS DO?
Can you “have too much religion”? Depends on what you mean by religion, of course, but from one perspective, the answer is surely, “Yes!” Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines addiction…
FAMILY RULES
The Question “If you take an alcoholic family, and an ultra-conservative family, and you remove the concept of religion and alcohol, and you compare apples to apples in…
ARE CHURCHES ADDICTION SUPPLY INDUSTRIES?
I never felt I was bad enough to be a minister. I’m not saying I was a saint, nor am I claiming to have been a choirboy, but…