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Second Chances

June 26, 2012 By David Palmer

Top executives share their stories of addiction and recovery By Gary Stromberg and Jane Merrill McGraw Hill, $15.95 During the sixties and seventies Gary Stromberg, a brash Los Angeles press agent and movie producer, toured the world with the likes of the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, the Doors, Three Dog Night and others and shared their appetite for women and dope — mostly heroin, cocaine, pot, and alcohol. Three years ago Stromberg, a recovering alcoholic, wrote a book with Jane Merrill … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Celebrity Stories, Featured Articles, Recovery

X-Rated to G-Rated Lifestyle

May 29, 2012 By David Palmer

An autobiography by Kandi Rose Shepherds Rose Publishing The message on my e-mail on a late August morning read in part, “I’m a former stripper and prostitute who had multiple addictions and once owned my own Strip-O-Gram business in the Chicago area.” It sought my public support for her autobiography, “X-Rated to G-Rated Life Style” and concluded, “whatever your answer, I will take as God’s will.” It was signed “Kandi Rose.” Kandi, who operates a Thrift Store in a small Arkansas town, had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Addicted Mothers, Alchohol, Book Reviews, Children, Featured Articles, Recovery, Relationships, Sexual Abuse, Teen Substance Abuse

Celebrate Recovery: A Growing Global Ministry Offers Hope

October 11, 2011 By David Palmer

The time has come, and from all over the world the faithful arrive. They fill the cavernous worship center at California’s Saddleback Church, and, murmuring with anticipation, they wait. Then, with hands held high, the percussionist, barely visible behind his drum set, clicks his sticks, and the “World’s Most Dangerous Recovery Band,” through condo-sized speakers, fills the air with sound. Three thousand wildly cheering believers, many of them tattooed and some with pierced ears, noses and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Addicted Mothers, Al-Anon, Alcoholics Anonymous, Christ-Centered, Featured Articles, Prescription Pills, Relationships

“Bear” Bearden Rides with Christian Bikers to Share His Faith and Message of Recovery

July 2, 2011 By David Palmer

James “Bear” Bearden’s mission in life, he says, is “to share God, Christ and recovery,” and his multiple tattoos, biker jacket and headband proclaim it. One of the multiple patches on his jacket says loud and clear, “I ride with Jesus” and another says “ Cry Freedom John 8:32,” a biblical verse which reads, “you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” Should there be any doubt about the spiritual appropriateness of Bearden’s wardrobe, which is complemented by an earring and a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alcoholics Anonymous, Featured Articles

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