Fascinating research about addiction and the role community plays in recovery has led scientists to understand the validity of what Johann Hari wrote: “the opposite of addiction is not sobriety. The opposite of addiction is connection.” It turns out that studying rats, stats about soldiers returning from Vietnam, and the impact of new Portuguese’s laws all point to the reality that recovery is about more than physical healing.
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Chapter 4: Let’s Take a Look at the Data
After laying the historical groundwork, Julianne continues painting the picture of our current cultural context by unpacking some of the data that shows where both the Church and the U.S. culture are at demographically.
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Proverbs | Old Testament: Book Overvi...
Watch our overview video on the book of Proverbs, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The book of Proverbs invites people to live with wisdom and in the fear of the Lord in order to experience the good life.
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Vulnerability: An Identity Crisis | I...
In this fourth video, “Vulnerability: An Identity Crisis,” participants are introduced to the profound vulnerability experienced by a woman who is unexpectedly pregnant. This experience of vulnerability can lead to a deep identity crisis, which can cause a woman to enter into a mode of self-prese...
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