Blog Entries by Steve G

I hear this one all the time and my response strictly from a biblical point is that I do not feel the Bible clearly addresses this.  Some will point you to Leviticus, some Genius, but all require an interpretation which I feel is a far reach.  I know, I know, so please save the law arguments because that is not what we deal with here.

For the...

As I child many of us had fun making stuff up, it is a part of childhood.  Against unimaginable odds, the good guys (me) would win!  My parents would get that look in their eyes when I had a red sheet draped across my back and I am trying to get up on the roof…you could see them wondering “Does he think he can fly?”

 The brain is so powerful;...

Do you want to be right, or do you want to be married?

This was a question I was asked in counseling…many times.  It was interesting because it helped me to realize that sometimes I chose to argue with my wife over the most meaningless things…because I needed to be right at all cost.

I say “I needed to be right” because my self esteem...

My recovery and the journey back to a loving relationship with my wife have been filled with many “forks in the road”, many decisions about which way to go.  Sobriety in the beginning was about going an hour or two.  Today it is really still moment to moment…it is about making GOOD decisions, decisions which honor God and honor your wife. ...

I am so thankful for the women who post on this blog.  Some times these women are angry and they come here to vent on men like me, a man who hurt my wife just as they have been hurt...I have ownership in that pain.  Sometimes, they come here wondering why, what to do...they need answers and have no where to turn.  Sometimes they come with words...

This picture was taken on August 1, 2008...it is impossible.

On March 14, 2009 I celebrated 3 years from the date I walked out of The Meadows, an addiction treatment center in Wickenburg AZ.  Three years...

I look back to the man who walked in to that facility on February 7, 2006. 

1.  You see I agreed to go into this place at the request of...

I found this on a website for Mountain Springs Community Church.  Their Pastor spoke about the outlook for our youth and the hope of our future (which was positive).  You can find all the notes on their website.

Put this in perspective and see what the next generation will look like:

 o Builders (born 1927-1945): 65% Bible-based...

In the previous post we talked about a church and a pastor, we talked about how we react to sin and the staggering statistics we face.  I really want to challenge many of you to rise up, to stand in the gap, to take a chance that just maybe God is asking you to make a difference in the lives of people who are struggling...I challenge you to go...

I just finished watching The Trials of Ted Haggard on HBO...I am so saddened by watching this...it is so very personal for me...

I think of my family and all I put them through...

I watch as a woman named Gayle Haggard stood by her husband and loved him; I am in awe of her strength...and how she believes in Ted and honors God in her...