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I'm not a religious practitioner of churchianity. I'm an old drunk who found a better way of...

BY Aaron Welch, LMHC, NCC, CSOTS Have you ever had those “aha” moments?...

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...

After I started blogging a year or so ago, I made it a point to seek out other blogs and read them. I wanted to know what others in cyberspace were talking about. As a veteran journalist and author, I pay very close attention to spelling and grammar. No, I’m not perfect but if a blog is going to hold my attention, it must be readable. I hate run on sentences and I definitely won’t...

I know, I know…..my title might be a little offensive. After all, the word “idolater” doesn’t illicit reactions of joy or glee in most, especially those of us who understand how much God HATES idolatry. Yet, as I examine my own life and look at the lives of countless others, I have to stick to my guns. At some point in time, aren’t we all idolaters? Before you answer I...

I must confess that the closer I get in my relationship to the Lord, the further I feel from the organized church. (Gasp!) Okay.....so I’m hoping that got your attention. Despite my attempt at overstated hyperbole, the statement above is, essentially, true. I don’t like that it’s true. I am resistant to the message that it gives me. I am not relishing the idea of...

(This can also be found on www.nesschesters.wordpress.com - you can click "follow" if you wish to follow future blogs. The theme of my blogs are living life to the fullest) >>>>>>> It has now been officially almost a year and a half since my accident. A journey of a lifetime, and I feel so very blessed to have experienced it. There were moments where I will be marked forever. However, I...

No….I’m not anti-American. Really, I’m not. My father was a WWII and Korea veteran, my...

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...