recovery
Amid crisis and political feuds, hope abounds in East Palestine
By Kathryn Post — March 24, 2023
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (RNS) — ‘We have this chance to build something new,’ said the Rev. Fritz Nelson, pastor of First United Presbyterian Church in East Palestine.
Birthright Israel brings Jews in recovery to Israel
By Michele Chabin — August 8, 2022
JERUSALEM (RNS) — 'Recovery is all about change and healing,' said one person in recovery who took a tour of Israel that allows Jews in recovery to explore their Jewish heritage and faith. 'I feel like a changed man because of this trip.'
How pleading ‘sexual addiction’ protects evangelical men
By Kelsy Burke and Samuel L. Perry — March 19, 2021
(RNS) — Given Long's exposure to Christian porn addiction recovery rhetoric, it likely contributed to his claim that his out-of-control sex addiction fueled his atrocious violence.
Faith and friendship as a remedy to the opioid crisis
By Katelyn Beaty — August 30, 2018
(RNS) — With the help of addicts themselves, researchers are exploring the emotional, social and relational reasons why people become addicted—and how relationship with God and others can restore and heal.
Faith-based groups help quake-stricken Ecuador
By Timothy C. Morgan — April 19, 2016
(RNS) Georgia-based MAP International has joined World Vision, Plan International, Save the Children, UNICEF, CARE and Samaritan's Purse to help with rescue and recovery.
Faith and the fight to get sober: An interview with Heather Kopp
By Jonathan Merritt — July 26, 2013
Heather Kopp, a former self-described "Christian drunk," shares her incredible story of faith and recovery.
Baseball’s Darryl Strawberry buries his past in new career as a pastor
By Bob Nightengale — July 16, 2013
ST. PETERS, Mo. (RNS) "Here I am, a baseball superstar, falling into the pits, having everybody write you off, and then having God say, 'I'm going to use your mess for a message.' How beautiful is that?"
Guest commentary: 20 years after Bosnia, finding meaning after terror
By Julia Lieblich — May 4, 2012
(RNS) Esad Boskailo is a Bosnian Muslim and I am a Jew, but when we decided to write a book together about finding meaning after terror, we were determined to avoid easy answers about suffering and religious language. By Julia Lieblich.
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