A friend was telling me about the garden at his house. The house was owned for decades by a woman who poured her love into the gardens. He said that there is some biological imperative in the yard such that… Read More »Dying From Self-Inflicted Wounds
In the SA 1st step, we admit powerlessness over lust (not a particular behavior), and the requirement for membership is a desire to “stop lusting and become sexually sober”. Both are in view with the understanding that lust lies beneath… Read More »The First Drink
In the Sexaholics Anonymous White Book (our equivalent of the AA Big Book) it says that “true sobriety includes progressive victory over lust.” (It’s not just about sex eh?) In an article in the December 1999 edition of the SA newsletter… Read More »Progressive Victory Over Lust
The scene: A house on Family Avenue, Everytown, U.S.A. It is 1:30 in the morning, and the attractive young wife, barefoot, in her nightgown, and holding her one-year-old girl in her arms, has awakened and is looking for her husband. As she… Read More »That Look
A man is sitting in church between his wife and young son. All three are holding hands. It feels good to be in the house of worship, together, with their child. They’ve left the cares of the marriage and the world… Read More »A View From The Pew