What is faith and why is it important in my journey of recovery? Saving faith can be defined as complete trust and confidence in the person of Jesus Christ and His finished work on the cross. It is the only way that we can be made right with God once again. It is through faith…

When we get hit by loss and heartache, life turns upside down. The routine “normal” we’re used to disappears. Nothing is the quite the same. We lay down at night and our minds spin. Sleep flees from us. When slumber finally comes, we wake frequently. In times of grief and heartache, we might have dreams…

This year has seen a rise in outbreaks from preventable diseases such as the measles, due to a newly found mistrust of vaccines. A new survey is now digging deeper and finding that the country may be more split on the topic than originally had thought, with a whopping 45 percent of adults admitting to…

The room was silent except for the hum of the machines, the rhythmic blip of the heart monitor, and quiet cadence of dad’s breathing. He had a massive heart attack a few days prior and never regained consciousness. With no hope of recovery, doctors recommended terminating life support. Sitting beside his bed, we waited for…

I knew a woman who so longed to be loved and not feel lonely that she gave her lover, a man who she had only recently met and knew to be a criminal, all of her life savings—some $43,000, to be exact. He promised that he would give the money back with interest (along with…

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