Tag: addiction

  • Why AA Wasn’t Enough for Me-

    I didn’t want reform. I needed redemption. AA wasn’t enough—Jesus was. I know this may not sit well with everyone, but I have to speak the truth as I’ve lived it. I gave Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) an honest try. I showed up. I listened. I participated. But deep down, I always felt a tension I…

  • Walking into the Fog

    My Journey Through Alcohol Addiction Even though I was raised in a church-going Baptist family—however dysfunctional—we went to church faithfully. Growing up as one of eleven children, positioned right in the middle, seventh to be precise, I was surrounded by religious activity but lacked spiritual awareness. Alcoholism was never discussed or explained; its dangers never…