Loving the hard to love: Lessons from addiction ministry

USA (MNN) — One tactic of spiritual warfare is convincing people that some individuals are beyond love. That is a daily reality in ministry to those struggling with addiction.Brandon Bower of The Lighthouse says serving people in recovery can be incredibly difficult, but it is what God calls believers to do.Bower recalls a young man named Chris who battled multiple addictions: “Chris actually stole money from us, and the process of forgiving him for stealing that money rocked his world and Chris