The night we prayed over a one-armed woman in MCV’s emergency room started innocently enough. Julia and I were leading Tuesday night Bible study at my first floor duplex on Idlewood. Every week we’d have between six to twelve women (mostly college age) packed in my cheery yellow living room to share food, laughs, and…
Tag: addiction
40:40 Day 21
Have you ever been in love with an alcoholic? I don’t recommend it. I met Rick when I was twenty, and we were engaged and living together within a month. He was twenty-four and charming and cute and so much fun. And he really liked to party. Like, all the time. I quickly realized that…
40:40 Day 7
GSU My living situation last year got rough. A dear friend with addiction had moved into the spare room, and while things were great for the first couple months, soon it became evident to me that something wasn’t right: he would leave the house in the middle of the night and started acting very defensive…
Psalmthing to Believe In
God’s presence is real, and he showed up yesterday in a very tangible way. Out of respect for a friend I won’t mention specifics but I had suspected for weeks someone close to me was struggling, but they wouldn’t admit it and I couldn’t prove it. I prayed early yesterday morning for God to allow…
A Prayer for the Addict
You aren’t sweet but somehow you rot teeth. You bought my neighbor an Acura SUV and I’m still driving a 2003 Galant. You’re a cold blooded killer. You make people broke and desperate. You tear apart families and friendships. You make evil people rich and sick people sicker. You shatter the future with cheap fulfillment…
Living Well 