RESOURCES: Addiction, Avoidance, & Habitual Sin
Many solid resources address the issue of habits of avoidance and spiritual enslavement. Here are just a few to consider for personal study, one-to-one discipleship counseling, and your small group.
MINI-BOOKS
- Breaking the Addictive Cycle (David Powlison)
- Freedom from Addiction: Turning from Your Addictive Behavior (Ed Welch)
- Just One More (Ed Welch)
- HELP! He’s Struggling with Pornography (Brian Croft)
- HELP! She’s Struggling with Pornography (Rachel Coyle)
- HELP! My Kids Are Viewing Pornography (Tim Challies)
- HELP! I Can’t Get Motivated (Adam Embry)
- HELP! I Want to Change (Jim Newheiser)
- HELP! I’m Addicted (Jim Berg)
- HELP! I’m a Slave to Food (Shannon McCoy)
- Hope & Help for Gambling (Mark Shaw)
- Obsessed with Your Phone? (William Smith)
BOOKS
- Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave (Ed Welch)
- Addictions: A Family Affair (Pamela Russell)
- Addictive Habits: 31-Day Devotional (David Dunham)
- Divine Intervention: Help for Families of Addicts (Mark Shaw)
- Pornography: Fighting for Purity, 31-day devotional (Deepak Reju)
- The Heart of Addiction (Mark Shaw), workbook and leader’s guide also available
ARTICLES
- The Unrepenting Repenter (Jim Elliff)
CHURCH RESOURCES
- Addictions Victorious
- Freedom That Lasts
- Help and Hope for Those Struggling with Addiction (12-video series)
RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS
- Redemption House (for men)
- Through the Gate (for women)
- Vision of Hope (for women)
