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.
“Chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline.” Colossians 3:12 In order to keep moving forward on the ‘Road to Recovery’ we must put on the wardrobe God picked out for us. […]
The moment I decide to do good, sin is there to trip me up.
LETTING GO OF RESENTMENT AS PART OF THE PROCESS OF CHANGE, I WILL IDENTIFY AND RECORD EVERYONE I HAVE HARMED AND THROUGH PRAYER BECOME WILLING TO MAKE RESTITUTION TO THEM. Matthew 5:23 “Suppose you are offering your gift at the altar. And you remember that your brother has […]
We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. We are all in this together. The purpose *of recovery fellowships is to support. We are not here to fix each other. Fixing our lives is God’s domain, not ours. In […]
I admitted I was out of control. At no point in my life growing up have I ever felt that I was in control of my life. In my childhood years my life was controlled by my parents, the choices, and decisions they made for me. In my […]
Matthew 27:21 When the governor asked again, “Which of these two shall I release to you?” the crowd shouted back their reply: “Barabbas!” HAVING IDENTIFIED THE PEOPLE I HAVE HARMED, I WILL NOW GO AND MAKE RESTITUTION TO THEM. UNLESS TO DO IS GOING TO CAUSE THEM OR OTHER […]
Romans 10:5-15 Moses said that a person could become acceptable to God by obeying the Law. He did this when he wrote, “If you want to live, you must do all that the Law commands.” But people whose faith makes them acceptable to God will never ask, “Who […]
As our faith grows, we will become a source of encouragement to others as we share our experience, strength and hope with them and all God has done in and through our lives through faith in Him. Later, as the Eleven were eating supper, he appeared and took […]
Someone said to me in recovery “You can’t rely on your story to get you through for the rest of your life.” I disagree. The reason I disagree is because our stories are always changing unless we are dead. Recovery to me is about ‘SPIRITUAL GROWTH’ If I […]