Author Archives: Patrick Priest

Is there a place for the church in the lives of those with mental illness? What should the role of the church be, if any? How should the church look at suicide and those with suicidal tendencies? There is a popular belief that suicide is an unpardonable sin and those that commit it are destined […]

This week’s topic hits pretty close to home, so close in fact, that I personally have struggled with addiction and in some ways still do…I know what it is like to be controlled by something other than myself, the physical sickness that accompanies addiction, the mental anguish of not being able to let go of that which controls you no matter how hard you try. I have cried for myself, watched as my wife has pleaded and cried. I have heard the reasoning of my family and loved ones as they tried to explain the harm I was doing to, not only myself, but to my own environment. Yet, I was a slave to my addiction, it had defeated me so many times before that I didn’t think freedom from it was possible. Yet, trust me when I say this, freedom is possible and for that we will need to go to the Bible….

What we hope to accomplish through this Blog and our podcast The intention of this blog is to reach those who have a hunger for God’s Word. Those who desire a better understanding of it and how it pertains to the world in which we live. There are so many false truths in the world […]