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The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. John 10:10 “Why would you do that to yourself?” It’s easy to see self-destructive behavior in others. When someone abuses chemicals, eats themselves into obesity, gambles away their life savings, explodes in anger, or…
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I am the door. John 10:9 Back in my college years, a couple of buddies and I went out hiking in the mountains. As we set out from the trailhead, we decided not to follow the trail. If you’ve ever hiked in the mountains, you know that even though you can see the peak right…
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Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, ‘We see,’ your guilt remains.” John 9:41 If my kids go their mother with some medical question – such as a rash on a foot – and she doesn’t know the answer, it’s OK for her to…
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You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us? John 9:34 I understand that I don’t know everything about faith and recovery. Still, I grew up with a Pastor for a father and so, I know the Bible reasonably well. I was trained as a physician and I’ve been in recovery for several…
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One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see. John 9:25  A few years ago, I went through a phase when I read several books by notable atheists. I needed to understand the most common objections to my faith. Those authors posed some great questions for which I didn’t have answers.…
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The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying, “Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?” John 9:8 Some of those who’ve known me only in my recovery, find it hard to believe the story of my disaster. All they know is sober me. They weren’t…
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We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. John 9:4 I grew up in an evangelical Christian tradition, which placed a high emphasis on making a decision to follow Christ. Over the years, I’ve heard many preachers ask, “What if you died…
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As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” John 8:1-2 I grew up in a loving, Christian home where I never had to worry about food, shelter, clothing, or security. I had caring, involved…
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The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?” John 8:48 Not everyone was caught by surprise when my addiction came to light. There were a couple of individuals who had figured out what was happening, and in my downward spiral, they sought to warn…
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Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God. John 8:47 I once thought that being a Christian insulated me from addiction. I grew up in a Christian home, I believed in God from a young age, and I’ve genuinely…
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