This is absolutely, hands down, the most common thing people ever say to me about my job as a pastor of a recovery church.
Most common question: “What in the world compelled you to THIS?” I get it. Recovery is hard.
The easy response to both the statement and question is to tell the truth: my DNA led me here. I didn’t come to this via an academic route or a passion for social justice; I crashed into recovery the way most do – through the door of desperation. I know what it is like to live in … Read more...