From Beer to the Bible

Ervin and Sarah discuss how God always loves us, even when it feels like he doesn't, how your relationship with your father can inform your relationship with God, and how your ego can be one of the biggest obstacles when seeking recovery. Today's scripture is 1 John 4:7-8.

Ervin and Sarah speak on their experience with 12-step programs, the importance of routine in recovery, and how your relationships begin to shift as you continue down the path of sobriety. Today's scripture is Matthew 6:33-34.

On today's show, Ervin and Sarah talk about the different ways God can bring healing into your life (miraculously, naturally, and medically), and Ervin gives testimony on his time in a treatment center. They also discuss a tragic death in Ervin's family and the importance of putting your phones down and connecting with each other on a deep personal level.

Ervin and Sarah continue their discussion on addiction and mental health for Mental Health Awareness Month. Ervin shares his journey with alcoholism and depression, while Sarah talks about her experience with mental health medication while drinking. This episode's scripture is 2 Timothy 1:7.

Sarah is joined today by special guest co-host Anika Cooper, of Full Circle Interventions, to discuss her journey through recovery, God as her first true love, and how God can help overcome the shame of addiction.

On this episode, Ervin and Sarah explore how suffering can put you in the state of mind to seek recovery and treatment, how God can speak to you through suffering, and share some intimate memories of their recovery process and how suffering lead them down the right path.

On this episode, Ervin and Sarah share how their culture influenced both their addiction and their recovery. Ervin speaks on his experience recovering from alcoholism as a black man and how his culture impacted his addiction, and Sarah explores what it was like to be a Hispanic woman with an addiction and how being the first in her family to seek help has positively influenced the people around he...

On this episode, Ervin and Sarah share how God can reach out and speak to you even during the darkest of times and discuss their personal journeys returning to the Lord in the face of addiction. God's love for us is so strong that he calls to us at our lowest to bring us to the place we should be, and because of this, we should NEVER lose hope.

Hosts Ervin Lee and Sarah Oliveira-McDonald are back in a brand new studio to continue their conversations about addiction, recovery, and faith. They discuss how people can turn addiction into a false god that controls their life and how to turn back to the righteous path and find glory in God.

Brian talks to discipline in sobriety. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarah, Scott and Ervin talk work life balance when dealing with addiction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott and Amy Jo talk about being married to someone in recovery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anika sits down with Ervin and Sarah to busts the myths associated with trauma work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Debutante to Drug Addict: Lorie shares her story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Phillip returns to talk about the ruts in your brain that stop you from a life free of addiction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Phillip joins Ervin to discuss how athletics and college led him to develop what he calls a chameleon lifestyle as he tried to fit in with the crowd while trying to hide his addiction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elizabeth from La Hacienda, Director of Business Development returns to talk about women and trauma. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elizabeth from La Hacienda, Director of Business Development, tells her story and redemption and sobriety. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mary Azar from La Hacienda Ranch discusses young adults in addiction and how she and La Hacienda are helping them make better choices for their lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott talks about his path to finally filling the hole in his heart with Jesus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blake Leva discusses his rhythm of sober living and learning the daily walk of sobriety. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet Josh Reed, a licensed chemical dependency counselor at the Greenhouse in Arlington, Texas. He is also the founder of Damascus Man, encouraging men daily to put on the full armor of Jesus Christ. Ervin and Sarah sit down with Josh to learn more about his testimony and how he helps men in their walk with Christ. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ervin & Sarah sit down with former Dallas Cowboy Quarterback Quincy Carter. He talks about his career in athletics, his addiction to alcohol and drugs and how Dallas Cowboy Hollywood Henderson saved his life.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ervin and Scott are joined by Mindy and her ministry Alabaster Shards as she shares her testimony from feeling accepted with the use of alcohol to the freedom of belonging to Jesus Christ. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ervin and Scott hang out with a good friend, Brian Ganges and discuss how to live your new or renewed faith. It's one thing to tell someone you will pray for them. But it's another to actually do it. Be a person of your word in Jesus Christ. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.