Overcoming Obstacles

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  Overcoming Obstacles Recovery

  THE FIRE IN THE FORGE

  When I look back at my twenties and thirties, I don’t see a guy I’m proud of; I see a fuse that was always lit. ​People who only know me now—a quiet guy in his early sixties who fixes old lawnmowers and drinks too much black coffee—think I’ve always been steady. But they didn't know the version of Arthur who wrecked a marriage, walked out on loved ones, and spent three years behind razor wire. My hands are scarred from bar fights and punches I threw when my mouth wrote checks my soul couldn’t cash. For a long time, I thought… Read More

  October 21, 2026
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  Loss Of Loved One Overcoming Obstacles

  FROM TRAGEDY TO TRIUMPH

  I grew up with a single mom and my three siblings. We weren’t rich, but thank God we never went hungry. My mom always told me, “Your siblings will be all you have left when I’m gone.” I was closest to my older brother when we were kids. We were stuck in the middle together. My dad was in and out of our lives after the divorce. It was always a struggle to communicate with him. We changed our phone numbers a lot, and eventually we exchanged a number of letters. I’ve enjoyed looking back on them over the years. In 2013,… Read More

  October 14, 2026
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  Labor Overcoming Obstacles

  MY LIFE AFTER PRISON

  A series of wrong choices and behaviors led me to criminal charges and prison time at a minimum-security work camp in my state. But rather than revisit all that in detail, I would rather share my story about what the Lord has done in my life since that hard season. Since I was released from prison, God has led and guided in ways I could have never even imagined! When I was first released, the Lord gave me a good job at a factory and even a promotion before 90 days. Then I began a second job: cooking at a homeless shelter part-time. I… Read More

  August 19, 2026
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  Adoption/Foster Care Overcoming Obstacles

  GOD WAS ALWAYS WITH ME

  When I was entering the 9th grade, I went to a back-to-school party. It wasn’t a wild party at all. I remember getting a Coke and taking a couple sips a few minutes later. I didn't know it at the time, but the drink was spiked with a drug. That was the last thing I remember. My next memory is being back at my house, sitting alone on the back porch the next morning at 3:00 am. I had no idea how I got there. I went inside my house and went to sleep. When I woke up the next morning, I… Read More

  July 15, 2026
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  Overcoming Obstacles

  COME OUT OF HIDING

  Most of my life has spent hidden. Some due to circumstances and some due to personal actions. I grew up with an alcoholic mother who was very abusive. The thing about that was that she was only that way at home. To the rest of the world outside of the walls of our home, she was a completely different human. She was loving and gifted and would go to any length to help someone. So as a child, when I would attempt to talk to extended family and friends about how my mother was to me and about my home life, they did not believe me… Read More

  June 3, 2026
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  Overcoming Obstacles Verbalizing the Gospel

  THE REDEEMED DRUG DEALER

  My testimony is not an uncommon story. I was lost, struggling with self-worth, unknown purpose, emotional pain, and most importantly, a life without God. Something will always be the most important thing to us; if it’s not God, it becomes an idol. If you can’t relate with another’s testimony, I encourage you to fill in that spot with your own struggle. It could be drugs, alcohol, pride, work, food, or even good deeds. I suppose my story begins where all stories do, in childhood. My parents made many good choices and did a lot of things right. They also passed on… Read More

  March 18, 2026
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