PLEASE take time to vote for CLPRM- Christian LIfe Prison and Recovery Ministries as 2014 Do-Gooder of the Year of Bucks Co. Cast your vote once a day till Jan 15th in both links below and we may win a $5000 advertising award.  PLEASE VOTE AND FORWARD.   Thank you!! Here are the links to vote.  http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/tabs/do-gooders/ http://www.theintell.com/tabs/do-gooders/ Read the Article in the Courier Times and Intell Here Join us this          Saturday January 10, 2015     @ 7- 10:00pm doors open at 6:30 "For our 4 Year  Anniversary Celebration"     Featuring the Ministry of CLPRM  This will Be a Night of Fun, Fellowship, Giveaways  and Jesus!          plus Special Guests "The Howard Family" FOOD, COFFEE, FUN AND FELLOWSHIP FOR ALL!   ADMISSION IS FREE!   (Donations appreciated to cover costs and for the band. Thanks for your prayerful consideration and generosity so we can keep this event FREE!)           WHERE:   The Edge Building at Christian Life Center  3100 Galloway Rd., Bensalem, PA    QUESTIONS: Contact Bob Sofronski 215-833-2512 Conquering Grounds  Outdoor Music Fest On September 13, 2014 We held our 2nd annual outdoor music fest to help fight addiction. Thank You to all who sponsored, supported, attended or volunteered at last year's event. It was a HUGE success!! And Thank You to all the wonderful Artist's who gave their time and talents. Also to Christian Life Center for allowing us to do God's work at their campus and be a blessing to the community.  Next Music Fest will be: Saturday September 12, 2015 Stay tuned for more details and visit the website at www.clprm.org   Has this ministry been a Blessing to you or someone you know?  Would you prayerfully consider a  tax-deductable Gift to CLPRM? This ministry, coffee house, recovery meetings, prison chapel services and ALL Special Events operate because of private donations from people like you. Your Gift will be fully Tax-deductible and help us to reach those trapped in addiction and crime with the Hope of Jesus Christ! Click Here to donate at our secure website www.clprm.org or you can send a check to  CLPRM Po Box 1624  Southampton, PA 18966  Thank you and Blessings to All of you in 2015!! The Conquering Addiction Hour with CLPRM Click Here to Listen to the Archives UPCOMING CAFE EVENTS January 10, 2015 4 Year Anniversary!! Music by The Howard Family and CLPRM. Plus a lot of Fun  and Giveaways February 7th Featured Artist: "Justin and Alina" Sibling Rivalry Plus "Jesse Shultz" March 14th To Be Announced April 11th Reason 4:13  MMMMMM Conquering Grounds Café, our monthly coffee house ministry, reaches out to individuals and families who have been affected by substance abuse. The Café serves up Christian bands, plus FREE beverages and baked goods in a laid-back atmosphere. ALL are invited to this FREE event! Thanks to Shoprite Bensalem and Hornbergers Bakery for their generous donation of baked good to Conquering Grounds.   RECOVERY RESOURCES   Christian Life Prison and Recovery Ministries, Inc.  Transformations Treatment Center  Kingdom Recovery Now CRC Healthcare  HillSide Recovery Center  Addictions Victorious Ambassadors for Christ COA Recovery Radio  City of Angels  The House of Adonai Liberty Ministries Lighthouse Network  Road To Recovery  Teen Challenge    Steps to Recovery Follow Us Here Donate HERE to the Ministry  of CLPRM "My eyes are ever on the LORD, for only he will release my feet from the snare."  ~Psalm 25:15 OUR MISSION: CLPRM is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to helping those incarcerated and to stop substance abuse in the community by offering support to those actively struggling with addiction, as well as to their families. We offer recovery meetings, resources, counseling, and referral services to those who wish to seek treatment.

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January 3 CHP 4 v 10 TWELVE STEPPING WITH STRENGTH FROM THE PSALMS

Take hold of my instructions ; don't let them go .Guard them ,for they are the key to life .

(GODS BIG BOOK)

STEP 1. We admitted we were powerless over chemical substances —that our lives had become unmanageable .

I was not reading the book and there was no one telling me to read the book . KEY TO LIFE !

What other book can or has claimed that . Dare  I say  , that there are billions of folks around the world that read and use GODS BIG BOOK for daily living. Addiction , love , depression , fear , poor health , redemption , forgiveness , and the list of life's troubles goes on and on and on and on  . I can truthfully say GODS BIG BOOK has changed my life for the better . No longer am I the traumatized , angry , fearful , Drug  addicted man  I used to be ! Because of GODS BIG BOOK ,I am sober , joyful , unafraid , and at peace with myself and my fellow man . Save yourself from life's troubles and fears and start reading GODS BIG BOOK ! "ITS THE KEY TO LIFE " . Pick one up today at your local book store ,for easiest reading and understanding pick up a Life recovery Bible by Tyndale the NLT version it includes the infamous Twelve Steps and over a thousand pages of helpful instructions and guidance. For best results  don't purchase  the ancient Hebrew , Arabic , or Greek versions too hard to understand ,you already have enough frustrations in your life !

Hebrews 4 : 12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 
 ( Gods Big Book )    By Joseph Dickerson

Visit our new Freedom Fighters website: www.freedomfightersblog.com The Greater Goal Jan 02, 2015 12:00 am | America's Keswick Have you downloaded our 2015 Bible Reading Plan? Join us this year as we focus of the theme: Live Courageously The Greater Goal “Fixing our eyes on Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, not minding the shame and is now set down on the right hand of the throne of God. For consider Him who endured such sufferings of sinners against himself lest you become weary and lose heart.” (Heb. 12:1,2) As believers, we have struggles, temptations, commit sin, etc., that affect our ability to win the ultimate prize. But in spite of the struggles, do we set goals for which to strive? Do we allow these unavoidable outside distractions to hinder the very purpose of the calling God has for our life? For Christmas, my wife and I visited her uncle’s family in Atlanta. The day before Christmas, my wife’s cousin announces that she was accepted to medical school. What an amazing Christmas gift! As I spoke to her about her plans, I was surprised that she finally settled on going to medical school because of her display of stress over the level of issues that school brought on, confusion about what her plans were going to be, and to top it all she shared she was exposed to TB as a hospital volunteer while in high school (as a result she will have to deal with this illness for rest of her life). I had to ask; what got you through? She first gave glory to God and then pointed to the refrigerator! On a scrap piece of paper the words, “Your goal has to be greater than your daily desires.” Interesting thought. The Disciples had everyday lives and family, but their purpose was greater than their own desires. Women and men across the globe are sacrificing their personal safety and resources because their goal is greater than their desires. William Raws, founder of the Colony of Mercy, pushed through all the circumstances to start an addiction recovery ministry that has saved thousands of men’s lives and impacted countless others because his goals were bigger than his personal desires. God has granted us with a purpose and mission that is greater than ourselves. Be encouraged that the temporal struggle that life brings cannot hinder or overcome, because greater is He that is in you is greater than world. “Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”(Philippians 3:13,14) Remember your goal has to be bigger than your desires!  Chaplain Juan Mendez is a graduate of the Colony of Mercy and serves full-time at America’s Keswick. You can write to him atjmendez@americaskeswick.org Daily Bible Reading: Genesis 4-6; Romans 2 Think About This: To relinquish any of the Psalms on the excuse that its sentiments are too violent for a Christian is a clear sign that a person has also given up the very battle that a Christian is summoned to fight. The Psalms are prayers for those who are engaged in an ongoing, spiritual conflict. No one else need bother even opening the book. Patrick Henry Reardon This Week’s Verse to Memorize: “Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9   Read More More to read: Worthy Goals for the New Year Fall Back and Punt? Getting a Little “Shut Eye” Delighting in My New Identity The Reason for the Season Freedom Fighters is written by Bill Welte and friends. Bill is the President & CEO of America's KESWICK, an Addiction Recovery Center, and Christian Conference & Retreat Center now in it's 115th year. He is a conference host, popular speaker, writer and creator of Freedom Fighters daily email encouragement for men, and the general editor of Real Victory for Real Life, a 365-day daily devotional now in it's second printing. He has also recorded two piano CD's, Jesus Led Me All the Way and In Times Like These. Follow me on Twitter: @BillWelte

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Best of the Week: December 27–January 2

COMING UP IN THE FIX// 2014's Crazier Drug Stories * Tonier Cain: From Streetwalker to Advocate * Alcoholic Liver Disease * Hep C Q & A * Pro Voices *Positivity * The Last Milligram of Subutex * Netflix Addiction? * New Ask an Expert on Antidepressants and Sex Drive * Happy New Year! * PLUS: Other incisive articles

	RESOLUTIONS// A New Year’s Toast “Make mine a soda, please, barkeep, with lots of ice.” By Bill Manville
	STEPPING OUT// How to Use 12 Step Principles to Treat Trauma A creative clinician finds a new application of trusted principles in her work with trauma victims. By Rivka A. Edery
	CRIME AND TREATMENT// Do Drug Treatment Programs in Prison Work? The prison system is a revolving door, through which hundreds of thousands of people, many of them with mental illnesses or drug addictions, cycle through again and again. Is it time to change the formula? By Seth Ferranti
	NOT MISSING// Missing My Crazy Self—Finding Myself The new sober me romanticized the drunk me. Until I went back . . . . By Jowita Bydlowska
	LOOKING BACK// 10 Things I Don’t Miss About Drinking #5. My reputation: People knew who I was because of my actions at parties, which at the time almost made me proud, but now is beyond embarrassing. By Beth Leipholtz

 

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Medical Marijuana Delivery App Shut Down By Judge Drug Use on the Rise in Canadian Army Amanda Bynes: Sober and 'Off Medication'

COMMENT OF THE WEEK

Stepping Outside The Lines This week, Rivka A. Edery shared how she uses the 12 steps to heal trauma victimes. Most readers opposed her methods, but some saw merit in her treatment plan:

You display here a depth of understanding regarding the healing and restoration available in the 12 steps of a person who is in trouble and needing to find a better way to continue in life. Certainly and necessarily difficult in parts, but ultimately freeing. Before reading I had an initial negative reaction (the steps are ours, for us), but I understand now how utilizing the steps could greatly benefit someone like Ms R. Who could possibly be against easing someone's pain?  -BobbyBlunt