Laura Andrew is someone I want you to meet. She's married to Rodney and they have two daughters and a son and they are serving God on the mission field in Costa Rica. I went to the same church with Laura growing up. She was quite a bit younger than me but we knew each other and went on youth group outings, etc. I never knew of her struggle with alcohol until I interviewed ... Read More »
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Could Holy Communion trip up brothers and sisters in Christ?
A question came in for Elizabeth who did a brave blog interview about her alcohol addiction and recovery. The question was centered around Communion being served in churches and how this could effect one recovering from an alcohol addiction when the grape juice isn't grape juice but instead is the real deal wine. Would this be hard for one who is in the middle of recovery? Her ... Read More »
Alcohol addiction is no respecter of persons.
She stood up on the last day of the Christian women's retreat I was attending and shared with us how she was celebrating two years of sobriety. Up until then she shared her struggle only with her husband and a few close friends who, thank God, gave her the support and encouragement she needed. She has a relationship with God who was her main help through her struggle with ... Read More »