Pain = Purpose

“Saddle up your horses; we’ve got a trail to blaze. Through the wild blue yonder of God’s amazing grace.” These are the epic opening lyrics to the corny Steven Curtis Chapman song entitled “The Great Adventure.” It’s cheesy and full of over-the-top backup...

Give Hope for Christmas!

This past year I’ve met a lot of incredible people. Two of them stopped by Hope HQ this week to drop off some gifts. This Christmas will be their first without their son, whom they lost to addiction this past year. But they are not alone, hundreds of others in...

What To Expect in “Finding Hope”

Next Friday my new book is officially released. It’s pretty exciting and it’s something I could talk about for days. But what I’ve found is that people are just as interested (if not more) in hearing the other side of the story. So today, enjoy this...

A Reason For Every Season

On my last day of treatment just over three years ago I wrote this in my journal… “My time here has gone by way too fast. I’ve pondered many times what today would be like. What would be said at my transition ceremony, who would be there, what it would all feel like....

“How To Know If Your Child Is Using Drugs” Part 3

Over the past few days we’ve been working through a series entitled, “How To Know If Your Child Is Using Drugs”.  In part 1, we discussed intuition, denial and learned that when it comes to discerning the truth, trusting your gut is the best place to...