Addicts & Recovery

A couple of weeks ago, another issue of people claiming the name of Christ while also acting contrary to the spirit of Jesus surfaced just north of Grand Haven, among our siblings in Muskegon. Fresh Coast Alliance, an organization that operates various homes for people transitioning from incarceration, in need of mentoring, and in need of outpatient substance abuse counseling, had a proposal for a 30-bed treatment center for women and men recovering from substance abuse rejected by Muskegon County commissioners. One of those who spoke against the facility, in particular, didn’t like how, “they’ve used the face of a church as a front to accomplish their agenda.”