Should a Christian drink alcohol? Simple answer: What did Jesus do? I mean, this isn’t even what would Jesus do! There’s no speculation here. It’s simply “What Did Jesus Do?” He drank. He even drank enough to be accused of being a “wine-bibber,” which I believe is first century speak for “alcoholic.” He himself said, […]
Category: Addiction
Farewell, Robin Williams (and Whatchoo Talkin’ ‘Bout, Willis?)
Like all of you I’m sure, I was saddened to hear about the death of Robin Williams, who committed suicide on Monday (he had battled drug addiction in the past and alcoholism and depression very recently). As I remarked several months ago at the passing of Philip Seymour Hoffman, it is always heartbreaking when someone […]
Prohibition, Moderation, and Boobies
By Christian In an interview a few years back on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, comedian Russell Brand addressed the possibility of his own sex addiction, saying, “I mean, yeah, it’s possible I’m a sex addict. But then, maybe I just really like boobies! How can you tell?” We live in a society that is […]