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The Cornerstone of RecoveryHow is your foundation?By Bill A. Gaspard, Certifed Christian Life Coach & Biblical Counselor Peter and John were speaking to the people and there were about 3000 believers at this time during the Acts of the Apostles. Peter just healed a crippled beggar and some of the high priests and Sadducees wanted an explanation of this healing. We pick it up in Acts 4: When they...

By Bill A. Gaspard, Certified Christian Life Coach and Biblical Counselor One evening, Dwight Moody noticed a man leaning against a lamppost and asked him if he was a Christian. The man snorted back, “Mind your own business!” Moody responded, “I’m sorry if I’ve offended you, but this is my business.” Is sharing your...

by: Bill A. Gaspard~ Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and my God! Psalm 43:5 Dan asked himself that all the time. It seemed he was discouraged most of the time, even when things seemed to be going just fine. Dan had told me about a small booklet by John Eldridge, “You Have What it...

By Bill A. Gaspard, Life Recovery Coach - Even if you have never been in recovery you have probably heard it. ‘One day at a time’ I remember when I first heard some happy go lucky people say this to me after I had just walked in the rooms of recovery. What a crock! That’s what I thought. Do these people really believe this? And is it even biblical? Even the ‘Serenity Prayer’...

by: Bill A. Gaspard, Life Recovery Coach ~ The field of Recovery Coaching is growing and expanding daily. Simply by adding the words ‘Recovery Coaching’ to your daily Google Alert, you will be astounded by the new activity every day. All over the world, a group of dedicated individuals who have combined their passion and abilities have exploded on to the Recovery Coaching scene. This form of...

by: Bill A. Gaspard, Life Recovery Coach~"And don't sin by letting anger control you. Don't let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives foothold to the devil." Ephesians 4:26-27 Did you know that anger is mentioned in the bible over five hundred times? The first time we see anger is in Genesis, when we see a brother kill his own brother over jealousy, which turned to anger and...

By Bill A. Gaspard, Life Recovery Coach -Effectively talking with God can seem intimidating to some. It takes heart, obedience and discipline. We are working out a muscle that we haven’t used very often and it will take some time to get it in shape. My favorite definition for the word discipline is “control gained by obedience or training.” We all want to control something, but in prayer the...