Administrators Gail Posted November 12, 2018 Administrators Posted November 12, 2018 Quote At least half of all traumatized people try to dull their intolerable inner world with drugs or alcohol. - Van der Kolk, Bessel, The Body Keeps the Score, p.268 What does this tell you when, as a Christian, you encounter someone with an addiction to drugs or drink? Is telling them to stop enough? Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Administrators Gail Posted November 12, 2018 Author Administrators Posted November 12, 2018 There is the one by Gabor Maté as well Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Administrators Gail Posted November 12, 2018 Author Administrators Posted November 12, 2018 3 minutes ago, The Wanderer said: I had never heard of this fellow till now, but he knows what he is talking about. I guess he lives in Vancouver now? I believe he practices in the East end. I asked my daughter if she has met him but she hasn’t. She just recommends his work. Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Administrators Gail Posted November 12, 2018 Author Administrators Posted November 12, 2018 7 minutes ago, The Wanderer said: IDK if anyone has ever said it before; but I have sometimes wondered, can "Bible study" be an "addiction" in some cases? I am sure. I am beginning to think very seriously about how I, how we as Jesus followers, look at addicts. Freeing the captives is more than taking the drugs away. The bondage is much deeper. The drugs are secondary and the addiction a symptom. JoeMo and phkrause 2 Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Administrators Gail Posted November 12, 2018 Author Administrators Posted November 12, 2018 The quote just floors me... How many people out there have an intolerable inner world? Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
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