Resources for Recovery, Faith & Family

Sober Summer Activities in the Shenandoah Valley

A local guide to sober summer activities near Mount Jackson, Shenandoah County, Woodstock, New Market, Luray, Page Valley, Bryce Resort, and Shenandoah National Park, with family-friendly events, free outings, and faith-centered ideas for using summer well.

What's New Worship Winchester: A Ministry Visit

A Sunday at What's New Worship in Winchester, VA. First ministry outing since the sober living home opened. Ten years of partnership with this church.

Sober Living After Rehab, Jail, or Teen Challenge: What Comes Next?

Finishing rehab, jail, or Teen Challenge is a beginning, not a finish line. Sober living is the next step to keep the freedom you fought for.

Faith-Based Sober Living in Virginia: What Makes It Different?

What makes faith-based sober living different from a regular sober house? In Virginia, it's the difference between staying clean and becoming new in Christ.

The Calling Stayed, But the Plan Changed

A rainy day conversation with Justin and Ashley about a ministry season with no clean five-year plan. Listed the building. Didn't sell. A gift changed everything. The calling is clear. The model is not.

She Fed 50,000 Meals After the Flood Took Her Own Home

with Sandi Blankenship

In February 2025, historic flooding tore through McDowell County, West Virginia. Sandi Blankenship's basement filled with five feet of water. Her daughter lost everything. The food pantry she had been running for nearly a decade was destroyed. And while her own home was still under water, Sandi helped coordinate over 50,000 hot meals for her neighbors. That sentence alone tells you most of what you need to know about this conversation.

How Grief Turned Into Addiction After Losing His Daughter

with Jeremy Shifflett

Jeremy Shiflett watched God work what felt like miracle after miracle in the NICU. And then, the moment he crossed back home, everything unraveled. Jeremy puts words to a moment many people recognize but rarely admit: the split second where faith feels distant and the old escape routes feel close again. In this episode we talk with Jeremy about the grief of losing his infant daughter at 10 months old, the slow drift from trying to cope into prescription drug addiction, and how clonazepam left him numb and chasing relief. From there, his story moves into meth addiction, the strain it put on his marriage and parenting, and how relapse tends to come back worse. He also speaks honestly about NICU trauma during COVID, financial pressure, isolation, and the role community played through prayer, text messages, and a bake sale that arrived exactly when the bank account ran dry.

What Is Medetomidine? Rhino Tranq in the Fentanyl Supply

What is medetomidine? The CDC just issued an advisory on this veterinary sedative now showing up in Virginia's fentanyl supply. What families need to know.

God Retired Me From Atheism

with Bill Gates

Bill Gates, and yes, that really is his name, spent twenty years as an atheist before one Sunday night at a friend's church changed everything. Twenty-eight years later, he and his wife Sunseri are stepping into Living Free with a simple question: how do you disciple the specific thing someone is actually carrying when a Sunday sermon has to speak to everyone?

8 Songs That Get Addiction Right

Eight songs that understand addiction, running from God, and the kind of love that refuses to let you go. A playlist for anyone who's still in the fight.

Why "Just Say No" Missed the Point with Jeff Arp

with Jeff Arp

Some of the best conversations about addiction come from people who never struggled with it themselves. Jeff Arp is one of those people. He sat down with us to talk about the paradigm shift that happened when a seminary-trained pastor finally learned the word trap, and what changed in his preaching, his counseling, and his view of the people sitting in front of him on Sunday morning.

Bible Verses for Pornography and Lust

Pornography addiction thrives in secrecy. These Bible verses bring it into the light, not with shame, but with the kind of honesty that makes freedom possible.