“Blissfully Unaware, Friendless, Spiritually-Absent Alcoholic/Addict” On a sunny Sunday morning in April 2018, I stepped out of a hotel lobby having just paid for the prior week’s stay on credit I did not have. As I pondered my further fall into debt, I slid into the backseat of the waiting vehicle occupied by my mother…
Money is something most of us are acutely aware of every day. Whether we are paying bills, buying necessities from a store, or spending it on our hobbies, we generally know how much money it is safe for us to spend versus how much we definitely cannot afford at that given moment! Unfortunately for many…
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson Sobriety vs. Recovery RECOVERY IS HARD. I realize that statement may sound obvious, simplistic, and even naïve, but the fact of the matter is…RECOVERY IS HARD…and frequently misunderstood. I believe recovery is often used synonymously with sobriety,…
Addiction is nothing if not a habit. Indeed, we might even do away with the term “addiction” if we did not need it to denote such a uniquely gripping and destructive habit. Some argue that addiction is a chronic medical condition. Others hold that addiction is a moral delinquency. But none can deny that addiction…
Not My First Rodeo Before I begin, let me first say that this is not my first time at His Way. My graduation next month will not be my first. I feel it necessary to give this disclaimer because I don’t want to send the message that the His Way program does not work. His…
Would you trust a group of men with a proven track record of deceit, broken promises, and selfish actions? Would you trust a group of men that recently could not even trust themselves? If you answered no, then you may have just missed out on a huge blessing. The residents of His Way are men…
I became a Christian through the visionary and bold efforts of Christians at the University of Washington in 1979. My early formative spiritual years were shaped around teaching and ministry on the college campus at Pepperdine, the Denver campuses, Princeton University, and the campuses of Huntsville, AL. Now that the Lord has refocused my ministry…
His Way was born from a passion to help Christians reach those struggling with addiction with the transforming message of the Gospel. We articulated that focus in a formal vision statement a couple of years ago: “Advance Christ-centered recovery as a rallying point that unifies mission-oriented churches and Christians through sharing materials and resources, providing…
Eleven years ago, I made one of the best decisions of my life. That was when I began teaching a weekly life skills class at His Way Recovery Center, a Christ-centered recovery program for men in Huntsville, AL. This decision has allowed me to offer help to several hundred men, and it has also allowed…
“Yo Doc, we gettin’ together tomorrow?” “Sure Pat. I’ll pick you up” This was a common interchange I would have with my friend Patrick O’Malley over the last dozen or so years. I first met Patrick through my association with our church’s outreach to people in recovery from drug and alcohol abuse. This was uncharted,…