December 8, 2019 :: Surprise

December 08, 2019, By: Jimmy Scruggs

Advent is the four weeks leading up to Christmas that are traditionally set aside for preparation and anticipation of Christ’s birth. This Advent season, Crossroads is embarking on a Framily ADVENTure. Each week, we will post a devotional, a special activity, connection questions, playlist, and daily readings to help you seek God and focus your […]
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Serenity Through Surrender

December 02, 2019, By: Jimmy Scruggs

The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Romans 8:7 Without God, we cannot find the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference. As we examine […]
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December 1, 2019 :: Preparation

December 01, 2019, By: Jimmy Scruggs

Advent is the four weeks leading up to Christmas that are traditionally set aside for preparation and anticipation of Christ’s birth. This Advent season, Crossroads is embarking on a Framily ADVENTure. Each week, we will post a devotional, a special activity, connection questions, playlist, and daily readings to help you seek God and focus your […]
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Thankfulness

November 25, 2019, By: Jimmy Scruggs

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6 It’s that time of year again; Thursday marks the holiday season with Thanksgiving and the busy rush to Christmas and New Year’s. How can we […]
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You Need A Friend

November 18, 2019, By: Jimmy Scruggs

“Some men came bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of them. Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and, after digging through it, lowered the mat the paralyzed man was lying on. When Jesus saw their faith, he said […]
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Give

November 11, 2019, By: Jimmy Scruggs

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21 Sometimes what we perceive as treasures are really ongoing patterns of behaviors that keep us sick. An alcoholic walking into a brewery—jackpot. An addict coming upon a pile of stash he had forgotten about—jackpot. A co-dependent with a new person to fix—jackpot. A […]
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Attitude of Gratitude

November 04, 2019, By: Jimmy Scruggs

Step 11: We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power carry that out. “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.” Colossians 3:16 I listened to a wonderful message at CR last Friday night on Gratitude. There is […]
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If Recovery Was Easy, Everyone Would Be Doing It

October 28, 2019, By: Jimmy Scruggs

“After you have suffered a little while, our God, who is full of kindness through Christ, will give you his eternal glory. He personally will pick you up, and set you firmly in place, and make you stronger than ever.” 1 Peter 5:10 I was talking to a person with an addiction last week—actually I was […]
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Problems or Opportunities

October 21, 2019, By: Jimmy Scruggs

“For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me.” Philippians 1:21-22 We all have problems—not if, but when. The problem with problems is that if you don’t take care of today’s problems, they will become past […]
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Judgment & Generosity – Like Oil & Water

October 14, 2019, By: Jimmy Scruggs

“Freely you have received, freely give.” Matthew 10:8 The antithesis of generosity is judgment. We talk of CR as being a safe place; not just in terms of anonymity and confidentiality, but also in terms acceptance and freedom from judgment. When working with another, sometimes we can get confused in how we are helping them. […]
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