I was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
I now live in Melbourne Australia with my wife Karen and my three children Duncan (23) Mitchell (22) and Ashleigh (18).
I am a recovered alcoholic. recovered through the Saving Grace of Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit living in and working through me.
My life mission is to help people suffering from addiction to discover personal relationship with Jesus Christ so they to can experience what it means to be truly sober.
God is Listening Psalms 31:22 I was afraid and said, “I’ve been cut off from you!” But you heard my cry for your favor. You heard me when I called out to you for help Realizing I needed God and involving Him in my recovery were two different […]
Ugly Image 1 John 1:8 If we claim that we’re free of sin, we’re only fooling ourselves. A claim like that is errant nonsense. Recently on the news I have noticed a few recalls on vehicles for faulty air bags. Recovery now and again these recalls are necessary […]
Cry Out to Jesus Psalms 30:10 Lord, hear me. Show me your favor. Lord, help me. Shattered strength sweeps away our self-reliance. We all reach a point of rock-bottom and at it we all react differently. I believe that everyone who enters the recovery process at some stage […]
Yell a loud NO to the Devil Where do you think all these appalling wars and quarrels come from? Do you think they just happen? Think again. They come about because you want your own way, and fight for it deep inside yourselves. You lust for what you […]
Romans 14:13 Forget about deciding what’s right for each other. Here’s what you need to be concerned about: that you don’t get in the way of someone else, making life more difficult than it already is. Chapter Five in the ‘Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous’ says ‘Rarely have […]
How often do we waste our time worrying about ‘Things we cannot change’ instead of getting on with the job of ‘changing the things we can?’ This scripture prompts us to ‘stop worrying our prayers’ and turn to God for help because ‘He loves to help’ #Change #Worry […]
We never really know enough until we recognize that God alone knows it all. 1 Corinthians 8:3 We can know and be known by God only when we model him by showing love
Time to Reflect Psalms 18:6 When I was in trouble, I called out to the Lord. I cried to my God for help. From his temple, he heard my voice. My cry for help reached his ears. The night before you entered recovery; do you remember where you […]
Time For Release Moses wrote out this Revelation and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the Chest of the Covenant of God, and to all the leaders of Israel. And he gave these orders: “At the end of every seven years, the Year-All-Debts-Are-Canceled. […]
Psalms 13:1 Lord, how long will You forget me? Forever? How long will You look the other way? It takes time to settle into the new routine of ‘Daily Recovery Life’ For so long our lives have just been a mess, no routine and no support. One of […]
