The pandemic has changed everything! The last 18 months or so has been a challenge for most everyone, but with challenge comes opportunity. I have rested in the words of Paul from Romans 8:28, “And we know all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to […]
Tools & Strategies – Necessity the Mother of Invention: Providing Hope in Any Form Read More »
Rev. Alexander E. Sharp, Executive Director, Clergy for a New Drug Policy If asked to name the American thinkers of the past 150 years whom I most admire, I would place the great pragmatic philosopher William James at the very top of the list. Starting as a professor of physiology at Harvard in 1873, James
Perspectives – Addiction and the Road to Damascus (Abbreviated Version) Read More »
Drew Brooks – Faith Partners Director The pandemic has revealed many things, especially the needs and gaps in our response to addiction and mental health issues. During the last 18 months there has been a significant increase in alcohol and drug use, relapse from addiction, drug overdoses, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideas, compounded grief, emotional isolation,
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Excerpt from St. Peter Catholic Church, Lincoln, NE “Imagine people in your congregation being as comfortable bringing casseroles to a family whose mother is in alcohol or drug treatment as one who is hospitalized for cancer.” This hope, expressed by Rev. Otto Schultz in the brochure for the Nebraska Faith Partners, gets right to the
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