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Articles, testimonies, and practical guides to help families navigate addiction recovery with hope.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Am I Enabling My Addicted Son? 7 Situations Families Face
Are you enabling or helping your addicted loved one? Walk through 7 real scenarios with clear compassion-vs-enabling breakdowns for families.