Vigilance

Vigilance

Sobriety comes at a high price. Every person who has suffered and recovered from any addiction knows that they’ve had to come to the place of total failure and utter helplessness before God could take over and change their lives. And despite the fact that many have...
Duty-Bound

Duty-Bound

The more I learn, the less I know. I think of that old adage often. It’s been attributed to any number of folks from Socrates to Einstein, but apparently no one knows for sure who came up with it. However, the source of that paradox is not nearly as important as...
Worth the Effort

Worth the Effort

It feels a little strange to admit this, but at times, I’ve wondered whether my efforts to share my recovery with others actually does any good. Alcoholism is a difficult disease, and there are times when it seems like no one really wants recovery. People I’ve been...
The Limits On My Phone

The Limits On My Phone

It happened again this past weekend. God did it—and I actually caught Him at it! (I don’t think He’s trying to be sneaky—in fact, I know Him well enough to know that He is always trying to make it obvious. But I’m easily distracted, and sadly, still on the...
My Source of Strength

My Source of Strength

A few weeks ago, I received a phone call. The one I had thought about for so many years. I had always wondered how I would react when I got it. And I found out. My father was just a month or two shy of his ninetieth birthday when he came down with COVID, but...