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Category Archives: Alcoholism
Movie Write-Up: Ragamuffin (2014)
I watched the 2014 movie, Ragamuffin, a couple of nights ago. Ragamuffin tells the story of award-winning Christian Contemporary musician Rich Mullins. It goes from his childhood, through his success and the time that he spent on a Native American … Continue reading
Posted in Alcoholism, Movies, Music, Religion, School
Tagged Brennan Manning, Rich Mullins
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Book Write-Up: The 5 Secrets to Social Success with Biblical Principles
Dr. Lina W. Liken with Cali Blalock. The 5 Secrets to Social Success with Biblical Principles. Bloomington: Westbow Press, 2014. See here to buy the book. As a person with Asperger’s Syndrome, I can use guidance on how to interact … Continue reading
Posted in Alcoholism, Asperger's, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism, Bible, Religion, Social Skills
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The Unborn, Alcohol and Scripture, and the Afterlife
My church’s Sunday School class is going through the United Methodist Church’s Social Principles. We had a lot of good discussions last Sunday: about pay disparity between men and women, alcohol, eugenics, the unborn, rights and responsibilities, the afterlife, and … Continue reading
Posted in Alcoholism, Bible, Church, Religion
Tagged alcohol, Catholicism, fetal rights, Love Wins, Rob Bell, Social Principles, Unborn, United Methodist Church
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The Opposite of Love Is…Indifference?
I’m reading a biography of Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk and a prolific author. The book is Michael Mott’s The Seven Mountains of Thomas Merton. On page 316, Mott quotes the following from one of Merton’s books, Thoughts in Solitude: … Continue reading
Posted in Alcoholism, Bible, John MacArthur, Love, Religion
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The Holiday Blues
A thought has occurred to me more than once: according to my recollections, I had the “holiday blues” more often after I quit drinking, than I did before. I wonder why that was. Isn’t sobriety, after all, supposed to entail … Continue reading
Giving Oneself Permission to Be Happy
Over the past year or so, I have told myself something to keep myself from drinking. There are seasons in my life in which I have to tell myself this more than once. The deal is this. There are things … Continue reading
Posted in Alcoholism
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Does God Only Hear Christians’ Prayers?
I was watching some sermons yesterday. The first one was by Joel Osteen. The second was by Kenneth Copeland. And the third was by Charles Stanley. I liked the first two sermons. The third, however, troubled me immensely. Charles Stanley’s … Continue reading
Posted in Alcoholism, Bible, Life, Religion
Tagged Charles Stanley, conservative Christian
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The Final Days 3
On page 104 of The Final Days, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein say: “Nixon’s inability to handle more than one drink was well known to his intimates. During campaigns he had wisely chosen not to touch alcohol. But now, on … Continue reading
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Fawn Brodie’s Richard Nixon: The Shaping of His Character 4
My latest reading of Fawn Brodie’s Richard Nixon: The Shaping of His Character was about the Alger Hiss case. I won’t go into a lot of detail about that, but I will say that Brodie says some things that I … Continue reading
Posted in Alcoholism, Communism, Politics, Religion
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Conrad Black’s Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full 32
On page 1011 of Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full, Conrad Black states: “The real problem had been the endless smearing of the president, the war of a thousand cuts over taxes, Cambodia, CREEP financing, dirty tricks, home improvements, … Continue reading
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