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Andrew Wyndham knew he was addicted. But his drug of choice wasn't alcohol or some other reality-altering substance.

At two in the morning on the night of her sister's wedding, 13-year-old Susan Sherwood found herself wandering drunkenly around her family's barn in a bridesmaid dress and high heels. Later, her sister's new husband would find her there, sick to her stomach from all the alcohol she'd consumed.

One day at school during p. e.

Day I I admit it. I'm scared of homeless people.

It was my son's freshman year of college and he was hoping to join one of many social fraternities that played a central role in campus life. One of Bo's new friends was an officer of an influential group whose high standards and strong values really appealed to him.

My son and I are homeschooling buddies. We spend our mornings roaming from desk to couch to kitchen table.

Calling someone a Samaritan today is generally considered a compliment—an indication that a person has done a good deed. But among Jews in Jesus' time, it would have been considered an insult.

The use of parables as an effective means of illustration didn't start with Jesus. The English word parable derives from the Greek parabole, which comes from a verb meaning "to throw alongside," or "to liken.

It was 1977. I was in a deep depression, and I didn't even recognize the symptoms.

PART I—AT THE BEACH When I was growing up in the San Francisco area, my family often spent weekends and vacations at the beach. Now I live on the opposite coast, but my love for the beauty of the beach has moved across the country with me.