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I will never forget Ted Stone

The swallow dips his wing into the brook, and then he is up again into the skies, soaring toward the sun. The duck can swim in the pool or dive under the water—it is in its element. So the Christian just sometimes touches with his wing the streams of earth, but then he is up again where he should be.…

Andrew Eberhart lost his mother to cancer when he was 13. To cope with the pain, Eberhart turned down the dark road of drug addiction to cope with the pain he could not understand. 16 years later Revive Ministries helped him change direction and get clean. Eberhart and his wife wanted to help others…

In his book, Bezonomics: How Amazon Is Changing Our Lives and What the World's Best Companies Are Learning from It, Brian Dumaine writes, “For some time now, scientists have known that using social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram can be addictive. Every time someone’s phone pings…

In Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek writes, “It is said that if you wake up in the morning and the first thing you crave is a drink, you might be an alcoholic. If you wake up in the morning and the first thing you do is check your phone to read e-mail or scan through your social media before you even get…

Billy Joe Shaver wrote country music for the superstars, including Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Elvis Presley, and Willie Nelson. All was not well with Billy Joe though. For years he struggled with his addiction to drugs and alcohols. By his own testimony, that addiction ended after he found Jesus Christ.…

A new study has found that people who are addicted to their cell phones experience chemical changes in the brain, which can lead to anxiety, depression, and insomnia. In the study researchers examined the brains of 19 internet addicted people and 19 non-addicted people and found the addicted people showed…

When he was in college, Britton Colquitt developed an alcohol problem. Several alcohol-related incidents led to his arrest and multiple suspensions from the University of Tennessee. Eventually the football coach yanked his scholarship, suspended him for the first five games of his senior season, and…

Police in Muncie, Indiana stopped James Jason Buck and discovered him carrying methamphetamine. At the station, Buck gave police a false name. There was one problem with his plan. He has a tattoo on his neck with his real name. He ended up with a possession charge and a charge for false informing. As…

Clinicians and researchers continue to debate whether the growing use of cellphones and other technology could be a form of addiction. One of the areas of researcher considers what is called phantom calls or texts. A study found that over 80 percent of college students said they have times when they…

David Blackmon promptly called 911 to report that someone broke into his car in Fort Walton Beach, FL. and stole some things. When asked, he gave the County Sherriff a list of stole items, including a bag of cocaine. Only a person on drugs would think it proper to report the theft of the illegal drug.…

Joe Cornell, 52 was working across from his rehab center when he found a bag full of money. The bag, from an armored car, contained $125,000. Cornell said, “Everything was going through my mind—the good devil/bad devil thing.” He finally decided to set an example for his grandkids and he notified police.…

Some people are bad liars. A Nebraska man was fined $100 for marijuana possession after police searched his car and found his stash. The sheriff said that his deputies stopped the 21-year-old man on suspicion of driving drunk and did a quick search of his vehicle. Under the passenger seat they discovered…

New York Yankee fallen super star Alex Rodriguez is returning to baseball after a yearlong suspension, the longest ever given to an active player for drug use. As he prepares to begin spring training for his comeback year he has issued an apology to the Yankees, their owners, the Players Association…

Police in New Mexico say a woman who apparently dialed the wrong number and offered to sell drugs to a police detective was arrested. Authorities say 30-year-old Renea Lucero called a police detective thinking the number belonged to a friend of her boyfriend. She asked the detective if he was interested…

A police officer arrested John Balmer in Florida Kmart store for possession of drugs. How did the officer know? Balmer was wearing a T-Shirt that said, “Who needs drugs? No, seriously, I have drugs.”—Jim L. Wilson http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/man-wearing-i-drugs-t-shirt-4934888 Numbers 32:23…

Amy Winehouse sang brilliantly and became a raging success in 2006… one song she sang was Rehab, the words say, “I won’t go to rehab no no no no… I won’t go go go go…” Sadly, she lived out the message of that song and died of alcohol poisoning in 2011. She lived her last days in sorrowful and depressive…

Nomophobia is the fear of losing cell phone contact. The results of a new study might indicate that nomophobia is an epidemic in America these days. The research commissioned by Bank of America found that nearly half of Americans surveyed are willing to admit that they could not go a day without their…

Arthur Brooks is quoted in the New York Times as saying, “Bar none, the unhappiest people I have ever met are those most dedicated to their own self-aggrandizement—the pundits, the TV loudmouths, the media know-it-alls.” He says that celebrities describe fame as being like drugs and alcohol, once you…

Some mistakes are more costly than others. Alvin Cross violated probation and ended up back in jail when he texted the wrong person asking if he had some weed. By mistake, he sent the message to his probation officer.—Jim L. Wilson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/24/alvin-cross-jr-weed-text-probation-officer_n_6041572.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news…

It seems as if we are always trying to find ways to answer the question: “What is permissible for me to do?” rather than asking the question, “What would be the wise thing to do?” Pushing the limits of grace may lead us to abnegating our responsibility to make good decisions- and sometimes our families…

Greg Snider pulled into a parking lot in Houston to make a business call. While he was there, a homeless man approached the car and asked for change, so Snider gave him 75 cents and drove off. When Snider pulled onto a nearby freeway, police stopped him and surprised him by how aggressive the officers…

In his autobiography, Pat Summerall the former player and broadcaster tells of becoming a born again Christian during his treatment for alcoholism at the Betty Ford rehab clinic. The message of the Gospel is changed lives in the grace God gives in Jesus Christ. --Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell World,…

When it comes to their favorite team winning the championship, most Americans don’t think God or the devil pick will pick the winner, but some will pray or perform game-day rituals just in case. A survey released by the Public Religion Research Institute looked at the link between team spirit and fan…

Researchers from the Missouri University of Science and Technology and Duke University have found that young adults who are heavy users of the Internet may also exhibit signs of addiction. The study tracked the Internet usage of 69 students over a two month period, and found a correlation between some…