The Number ONE Enemy To Freedom

Fear is the #1 enemy to freedom. Nothing drives you further away from freedom than fear. Fear hates freedom. It longs to live confined, manipulated and separated from all things peaceful and gratifying. Fear hates you. It loves to see you run away. It cheers you on as...

Chasing the Calling

Well, it looks as though my life is shifting once again. Hope is Alive Ministries is growing by leaps and bounds and with that comes new responsibilities, exciting opportunities, and a lot of paperwork! But at least it’s the kind of paperwork I can get excited about,...

I Believe In You!

As you walk down the road to recovery, you must walk with your eyes wide open and your head held high, always focused on what lies ahead, not what you’ve left behind. Keeping hope alive in your life will take work. It’s not always an easy road and it’s certainly the...

A Message of Hope

Someone sent me this video yesterday. I thought it was awesome. A great illustration of an issue I believe we all face. Something that casts a broader net than addiction, its the yearning to cover pain that we all feel. But as this great poem states, “this bad...

This Song Should Have Won A Grammy

In the spirit of the Grammy’s last night, we’re starting the week off with a song. A song that should have won a Grammy last night, but surprisingly wasn’t nominated. I guess it must have missed the cut off date.  No this isn’t a Lorde track or...