A Biblical View of Addictions
Guests Include: Ed Welch, David Powlison, Elyse Fitzpatrick
This weekend on the broadcast, Christian counselors Ed Welch, David Powlison, and Elyse Fitzpatrick talk about addictions from a biblical perspective.
Redeeming Love: The Promise of a Changed Life
Series Title: Love Renewed: Matt and Megan Magill (Day 3 of 3)
Guests Include: Matt and Megan Magill
Sometimes God has to empty you before He can fill you up with Himself. Matt and Megan Magill remember their early years of marriage when Matt's addiction to drugs and porn threatened to tear their marriage apart. Matt tells how he began to see that the remedy for his problems was found in Jesus Christ and that the musical talent that he had used to garner praise for himself was really meant to be used for God.
Addicted
Whether it's alcohol, drugs, food, or sex, any addiction is first and foremost a spiritual problem.
The Light Breaks Through
Series Title: Love Renewed: Matt and Megan Magill (Day 2 of 3)
Guests Include: Matt and Megan Magill
All that glitters isn't always gold. Matt and Megan Magill talk about chasing their dreams of stardom to New York City, only to find their marriage in shambles just as Megan's career as an actress was taking off. Matt recalls how he hit rock bottom when he was jailed for buying drugs on a city street.
Love in the Spotlight
Series Title: Love Renewed: Matt and Megan Magill (Day 1 of 3)
Guests Include: Matt and Megan Magill
Who's controlling your life--you or Christ? Matt and Megan Magill recall how they fell in love doing summer stock in college, and how they let their own egos and desires drive their relationship, and each other, almost into the ground.
Heading Toward Victory
Series Title: Pat Summerall: On and Off the Air (Day 2 of 2)
Guests Include: Pat Summerall
Fame doesn't always bring the joy that it promises. Pat Summerall, a former mainstay of the CBS Sports broadcasting team and author of the book Summerall: On and Off the Air, talks about his long-time alcohol abuse and the intervention that saved his life.
From Family to Football to Fame
Series Title: Pat Summerall: On and Off the Air (Day 1 of 2)
Guests Include: Pat Summerall
From rags to riches. Legendary sports announcer Pat Summerall tells Dennis Rainey about his humble beginnings and his fast rise to fame.
Choosing the Path of Life
Series Title: At the Crossroads on Addictions (Day 3 of 3)
Guests Include: Ed Welch
How can admitting our sin possibly help us overcome it? Ed Welch, a Christian counselor and author of the book Crossroads: A Step-by-Step Guide Away from Addiction, encourages believers to bring their hidden sin into the light in order to drain it of its power. Ed takes listeners step-by-step through the process of becoming addiction free.
Shame: The Great Cover-Up
Series Title: At the Crossroads on Addictions (Day 2 of 3)
Guests Include: Ed Welch
Is there anything on earth that cant become an addiction? Christian counselor Ed Welch talks more about the descent into addiction, and tells why loving anything more than your Creator always results in voluntary slavery.
Diagnosis: Addiction
Series Title: At the Crossroads on Addictions (Day 1 of 3)
Guests Include: Ed Welch
Is someone you know battling an addiction? Biblical counselor Ed Welch shares what he's learned about addiction: what it is, what the warning signs are, and how addiction affects your life, relationships and faith. Find out how to love someone struggling under the weight of an addiction.
Hitting Bottom
Series Title: All In (Day 2 of 2)
Guests Include: Michael and Hayley DiMarco
Today on the broadcast, Michael and Hayley DiMarco, CEOs and founders of Hungry Planet, talk about Michael's descent into a gambling addiction and the felony that finally got his attention and turned his life around.
Hitting the Jackpot
Series Title: All In (Day 1 of 2)
Guests Include: Michael and Hayley DiMarco
On today's broadcast, Michael DiMarco, CEO of Hungry Planet and co-author with his wife, Hayley, on several books including Marriable, The Art of the First Date, and The Art of Reflection, tells Dennis Rainey how he became a gambling addict and how he rationalized his behavior and kept his secret hidden.
An Indelible Image
Do your children have a Hollywood's view of alcohol abuse, or a realistic one?
A Marriage Restored
Series Title: Finding New Life and Love in Christ (Day 4 of 4)
Guests Include: Bill and Vicki Rose
Vicki and Bill experienced restoration in their marriage after they came to Christ. Although still very different in personality, they agree that the storms they've faced since turning their hearts to the Lord-and back to each other-has only made them stronger.
An Invitation to Hope: Finding God in the Most Unexpected Places
Series Title: Finding New Life and Love in Christ (Day 3 of 4)
Guests Include: Bill and Vicki Rose
Once Vicki became a Christian, she began to pray that her husband would, too. Bill shares what eventually led him to give his heart to Christ and finally return home to the family he loved.
Strike One, Strike Two, Strike Three ... You're Out!
Series Title: Finding New Life and Love in Christ (Day 2 of 4)
Guests Include: Bill and Vicki Rose
Drug abuse, anger, and disappointment drove Vicki and Bill's marriage apart. Although Vicki had quit using cocaine, her husband continued to abuse, sending her into spirals of disappointment and anger, and eventually leading to a separation between them. Today Vicki, accompanied by her husband, tells how she came to faith in Christ and began to see a glimmer of hope in her life.
The Rose Romance Begins
Series Title: Finding New Life and Love in Christ (Day 1 of 4)
Guests Include: Bill and Vicki Rose
Vicki and Bill were vastly different, but Vicki hoped marriage would change that. Today, Bill and Vicki Rose reflect back on the days of their courtship and the marital trouble, including drug abuse, that began as soon as the rings were on their fingers.
Finding Freedom in Christ
Series Title: Setting Captives Free (Day 3 of 3)
Guests Include: Mike Cleveland
Find out what to do if you see the tell-tale signs of pornography addiction in your spouse. Mike and Jody Cleveland, founders of the ministry Setting Captives Free, discuss signs every wife should be aware of, and explain how a couple can rebuild trust in their marriage after pornography is discovered.
Shedding Light on the Darkness
Series Title: Setting Captives Free (Day 2 of 3)
Guests Include: Mike Cleveland
Jody's suspicions became a reality when she discovered her husband's pornography. With a new baby, Jody confronted Mike and the healing began. Today, the couple tells how they eventually found a biblical solution and freedom from Mike's habitual sin.
On the Brink of Destruction
Series Title: Setting Captives Free (Day 1 of 3)
Guests Include: Mike Cleveland
Mike's secret sin-pornography-soon became an addiction he couldn't break. Mike, now a pastor, explains how what seemed like a harmless pastime soon became an obsession so strong, only God could set him free.
Alcoholic Spouse
If you're married to someone who abuses alcohol, do you know what to do?
Are You Clean?
Is there anyone in your life willing to look you in the eye and ask, "Are you clean?"
It's Only Marijuana
Series Title: Winning the Drug War at Home (Day 1 of 2)
Guests Include: Kathy Pride, Melody Carlson
On the broadcast today, authors Melody Carlson and Kathy Pride share the emotional stories of their son's battle with drugs. NOTE: Melody Carlson's book Lost Boys is out of print and not available from FamilyLife.
Making the Turn
Series Title: Winning the Drug War at Home (Day 2 of 2)
Guests Include: Kathy Pride, Melody Carlson
Today on the broadcast, popular fiction author Melody Carlson joins writer and parent educator Kathy Pride to talk about the difficult journey their families have faced as their sons have struggled to beat their drug addiction.
NOTE: Melody Carlson's book Lost Boys is out of print and not available from FamilyLife.
Are You Clean?
Is there anyone in your life willing to look you in the eye and ask, "Are you clean?"
Kids and Drugs
Guests Include: Anne Harkins, Gary Harrell, Greg Speck, Jim Burns
How can parents keep their children from experimenting with drugs? Find out on today's broadcast by listening to author Jim Burns, popular youth speaker Greg Speck, mother of four, Anne Arkins, and pastor Gary Harrell.
Alcoholic Spouse
If you're married to someone who abuses alcohol, do you know what to do?
Bob and Karrie: On the Road to Recovery
Series Title: Celebrating Recovery (Day 4 of 4)
Guests Include: Bob and Karrie Wood
Today on the broadcast, Bob and Karrie Wood, leaders in the Celebrate Recovery Ministry, tell Dennis how they first put their faith in Christ and how God's power and love began to break the spell of their addictions to drugs, alcohol, pornography, and eating disorders. Hear how God continues to renew and restore their lives and their relationships with those they love most.
Bob's Story: A Wake-Up Call
Series Title: Celebrating Recovery (Day 3 of 4)
Guests Include: Bob and Karrie Wood
Today on the broadcast, Bob Wood, a leader along with his wife, Karrie, in the Celebrate Recovery Ministry, talks to Dennis Rainey about his former addiction to drugs, alcohol, and pornography.
Stumbling Onto Hope
Series Title: Celebrating Recovery (Day 2 of 4)
Guests Include: Bob and Karrie Wood
On today's broadcast, Karrie Wood, a leader with her husband, Bob, in the Celebrate Recovery Ministry, shares how God delivered her from her addiction to alcohol and bulimia when she began putting her trust in a God who forgives, transforms, and offers hope.
Karrie's Story: Sliding Into Addiction
Series Title: Celebrating Recovery (Day 1 of 4)
Guests Include: Bob and Karrie Wood
Today on the broadcast, Dennis Rainey talks with Bob and Karrie Wood, leaders of the Celebrate Recovery Ministry at Fellowship Bible Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. Karrie tells how she slid into an addiction to alcohol and bulimia and suffered silently from sexual abuse.
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