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A Gambling Addict’s Path to Redemption

This is what the end stage of a gambling addiction looks like. I was alone in a tiny…

After 30 Years of Addiction, God Answered His Prayer for Sobriety

Months into my first serious attempt to stay sober, I was about to throw it all away. I…

A Fire Chief Remains Hopeful in the Fight Against Her City’s Opioid Epidemic

Hi Guideposts. I’m Jan Rader, fire chief in Huntington, West Virginia, and I’ve been a first responder for…

A Father Reconciles with His Son Facing Drug Addiction

Someday he would hit bottom, come to himself, and come back home. Dad, he would say, “I’m sorry.”…

A Fall from Grace

I wasn’t going to blog about the drug-overdose death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. So much has already…

A Death Row Chaplain Puts Alcohol and Drugs Behind Him

Editor’s Note: As chaplain for the Golden State Warriors, Earl Smith had a lot to celebrate when the team won…

Addiction, Recovery, and Christian Tattoos on ‘Preachers of L.A.’

For the past two seasons of Oxygen’s hit reality show, Preachers of L.A., Pastor Jay Haizlip has let…

Addiction Claimed Her Son’s Life, But Not His Story

Seven years ago, my husband, Steve, and I lost our oldest son to a heroin overdose. Justin was…

Addiction and the Power of Faith, Hope and Prayer

Adapted from Edward Grinnan’s Editor’s Note for the September 2018 issue of Guideposts. If you’d like to subscribe,…

Addiction and Recovery: 8 Lessons from a Relapse

Every morning, i look in the mirror and I like the guy I see. My mother and God…

Addicted to Opioids, This Pastor Found Honesty Was the Path to Recovery

In the 1978 film, “Ice Castles” (remade in 2010), a talented figure skater (Lynn-Holly Johnson) is close to…

A Chance Encounter Kept Him Sober

“We need to pick up toothpaste,” my wife Rhetta said as we drove through north Seattle on my…

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