A Year Without
By Sharron K. Cosby7 min read
It wasn’t until she gave up something herself that she began to understand her son’s long struggle with addiction.
Addiction Recovery Stories
Four Little Girls Lost: Faith, Forgiveness and Healing
By Carolyn Maull McKinstry10 min read
Carolyn Maull McKinstry, survivor of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing and friend of the victims, shares how she was able to heal from the sorrow and fear of that day.
Guideposts Classics: Glen Campbell on God’s Grace
By Kim and Glen Campbell8 min read
In this story from October 1994, music legend Glen Campbell and his wife discuss how faith and prayer saved their marriage—and his life.
DeVon Franklin on Greenlighting Faith
By DeVon Franklin9 min read
This movie producer achieved success not on his own terms, but on God’s.
Giving His Addiction Up to God
By William Joseph9 min read
He hated his dad’s alcoholism. He didn’t understand how he could destroy himself. Turned out he wasn’t that different.
The Dream That Answered Her Prayer
By Lou Dean7 min read
In this excerpt from Dreams of Angels, a grieving daughter begs God to help her see her alcoholic mother in a new light.
Serenity House: The Program That Saved Her from Addiction
By Debra Person6 min read
The only force more powerful than her addiction led her to a bright future.
The Angel That Helped Him Recover
By Mark Smith5 min read
A grieving widower discovers that God puts people in our lives for heavenly reasons.
A Fall from Grace
By Edward Grinnan3 min read
Philip Seymour Hoffman and I probably sat together at a 12-step meeting, told each other our stories, held hands and prayed together…
The Angel in the Woods That Saved Her Son from Addiction
By Virginia Schoenthaler7 min read
In this excerpt from A Procession of Angels, a desperate mother worries that her drug-addicted son will never turn his life around.
Guideposts Classics: Johnny Cash on Overcoming Addiction
By Johnny Cash8 min read
In this story from November 1970, beloved singer Johnny Cash reveals the story of his struggle with drugs—and the Bible verse that inspired his recovery.
RIP George Jones, Alcoholic
By Edward Grinnan3 min read
Jones is an accurate face of the disease of alcoholism, of relapse and denial. His struggles were as much an inspiration as his successes.
