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Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson and Jason Stuhmiller of Table 61 filmed through a Sony camera monitor during a Rocktown Now Crime Report segment produced by Rebuilding Life Studios
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Field Notes

Rebuilding Life Studios on the Road in Virginia

Watch the monthly video segments Rebuilding Life Studios produces for the Rockingham County Sheriff, part of the media ministry growing at 6043 Broad Street.

3 min read
Apr 2, 2026
A single pill on a dark surface under dim overhead light, representing the hidden danger of cychlorphine contamination in street drugs.
Article
Field Notes

What Is Cychlorphine? The New Opioid 10x Stronger Than Fentanyl

Cychlorphine is a synthetic opioid 10x stronger than fentanyl, linked to 19+ deaths in Tennessee, and detected in 24+ states. Standard test strips can't detect it. Here's what families, churches, and people in recovery need to know

12 min read
Apr 1, 2026
A person sitting alone on his bed overcome with worry.
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Scripture & Hope

Bible Verses About Worry: What to Read When You Can't Turn Your Mind Off

Worry isn't the same as anxiety. It's the replaying, the rehearsing, the trying to control something by thinking about it hard enough. Here's what Scripture says about it.

9 min read
Mar 31, 2026
Empty bedroom in a family home representing grieving someone who is still alive during addiction
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For Families

Grieving Someone Who Is Still Alive: When Addiction Takes Your Child Before Death Does

The grief of loving someone in addiction is real. Your child is alive but gone. Here's what that grief looks like and what to do with it.

5 min read
Mar 30, 2026
Open Bible with coffee, representing bible verses for codependency and finding identity in Christ
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For Families

Bible Verses for Codependency: Scripture for When You've Lost Yourself in Someone Else's Problem

Bible verses for codependency and enmeshed relationships. Scripture that speaks to boundaries, identity in Christ, and finding yourself again.

6 min read
Mar 30, 2026
A hand letting go, representing the process of letting go and letting God during a loved one's addiction
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For Families

Letting Go and Letting God When Someone You Love Is in Addiction

What does it actually mean to let go and let God when your child or spouse is in addiction? Not what you think. Not giving up. Something harder.

5 min read
Mar 30, 2026
Stack of Christian books about addiction recovery on a wooden table with coffee mug and natural light
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Life After Addiction

9 Christian Books on Addiction That Actually Help (2026)

I've been in recovery ministry for over 20 years. I've handed books to guys on day three of a program. These are the ones I keep coming back to.

8 min read
Mar 30, 2026
A small group meets in a church fellowship hall for a Christian support group for families of addicts in the Shenandoah Valley
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For Families

What a Concerned Persons Group Actually Does for Families of Addicts

SVTC is launching a concerned persons group for families walking through a loved one's addiction. Faith-based. Small group. Shenandoah Valley.

6 min read
Mar 28, 2026
Justin Franich with Jeff Arp, Vice President of Living Free, and Greg Keylon, President of Living Free, at City Church Chattanooga's Fresh Start group
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Field Notes

A Few Days in Chattanooga Changed How I Think About What We're Building

I spent a few days at Living Free headquarters in Chattanooga for facilitator training and spoke at City Church's Fresh Start group. The research is in. The data backs up what we already knew. And this program goes way deeper than 12 steps.

6 min read
Mar 26, 2026
A family member sitting at a desk late at night with a laptop open, papers spread out, and a phone nearby — researching addiction treatment options
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Finding Help

What Level of Care Does Your Loved One Need? A Family Decision Guide

Not sure what kind of help your loved one needs for addiction? This family decision guide walks you through four levels of care with practical next steps.

8 min read
Mar 23, 2026
A man standing alone at a bathroom mirror, his reflection slightly blurred, conveying the disconnect between who he was and who he is becoming
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Life After Addiction

Who Am I Without the Drugs? Finding Identity After Addiction

Sober but lost? The identity crisis after getting clean is real. Learn how to move from "reformed addict" to knowing who you are in Christ.

11 min read
Mar 23, 2026
Front porch of a modest recovery home in a small-town neighborhood at golden hour, representing the federal court ruling that a recovery home is a home under the Fair Housing Act."
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Finding Help

A Federal Judge Just Said What We Already Knew: A Recovery Home Is a Home

Indiana classified four nonprofit recovery homes as commercial buildings just because the residents were in addiction recovery. A federal judge called it discrimination. Here's what happened, what three federal laws protect recovery homes, and why the faith-based certification gap matters right now.

14 min read
Mar 22, 2026

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