Recovery from addiction is a major undertaking and a gift you give yourself, your family, and your community. While recovery can be a long and arduous process, it is so gratifying when you can confidently say your addiction is well-managed and no longer in control of your life. Share addiction stories to inspire others to take their first steps toward recovery.
Before he was chaplain of the NBA Champion Golden State Warriors, Earl Smith faith was challenged when he came face to face with the man who shot him at point-blank range.
Life is about choices. Artist Danny Simmons didn’t realize the choice he would have to make.
It wasn’t until she gave up something herself that she began to understand her son’s long struggle with addiction.
Carolyn Maull McKinstry, survivor of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing and friend of the victims, shares how she was able to heal from the sorrow and fear of that day.
In this story from October 1994, music legend Glen Campbell and his wife discuss how faith and prayer saved their marriage—and his life.
This movie producer achieved success not on his own terms, but on God’s.
He hated his dad’s alcoholism. He didn’t understand how he could destroy himself. Turned out he wasn’t that different.
In this excerpt from Dreams of Angels, a grieving daughter begs God to help her see her alcoholic mother in a new light.
The only force more powerful than her addiction led her to a bright future.
A grieving widower discovers that God puts people in our lives for heavenly reasons.
Philip Seymour Hoffman and I probably sat together at a 12-step meeting, told each other our stories, held hands and prayed together…
In this excerpt from A Procession of Angels, a desperate mother worries that her drug-addicted son will never turn his life around.
