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Jim Roberts Sanctus Real

Saw Sanctus Real perform last night at a local church. WOW, were they great!

The music, message and testimony was fantastic. My son (16) was there too and enjoyed it as well. Maybe something will rub off?? I pray...


They sang part of Forgiven over and over again at the end:

"When I don't fit in and I don’t feel like I belong anywhere
When I don’t measure up too much in this life
Oh, I’m a treasure in the arms of Christ "

Here's the song:… Continue

Added by Jim Roberts on July 30, 2010 at 5:49am — No Comments

Matthew L Summer

Unbelievably, my summer vacation is half over. I'm not sure where the time went, but one day I think some One will show me. But, I do know where my time hasn't gone, and were some joyful bits and pieces (and some broken pieces) have gone.

First, my time hasn't gone into porn. I now have two months of sobriety under my belt, and I'm more than happy to keep counting that. It hasn't been easy, and I have surely been tempted. I will admit that the sex saturated… Continue

Added by Matthew L on July 28, 2010 at 1:40pm — No Comments

Larry Bill Gates: "Life is not fair. Get used to it."

Perhaps Bill Gates does not know the God I know, love, and serve. Let's be honest: the first half of his statement is true. The Bible says that we live in a fallen world. We don't live in the Garden of Eden.

If life was fair then Ward Cleaver would have been my father. But he wasn't. The man who got the job wasn't even close. I'm not going to fill a lot of space telling the world that my dad was what the original coiner

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Added by Larry on July 28, 2010 at 1:45am — No Comments

Roger Damaged Goods

In this economy looking for bargains is a way of life at times. I saw something the other day at Office Depot that I had wanted for a while and wow it was on the clearance cart. It had the box it came in missing and a scratch on the side but was over half off and listed as the last one. So naturally I scooped it up. Not without some hesitation though, cause you never know about these things. I

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Added by Roger on July 26, 2010 at 3:42pm — No Comments

LCBroDave M LCBroDaveMi

Just FYI...I changed my SS ID and will try to recapture my friends as well as announce plans to set up a Facebook site for our LeftCoastBrother's group here on the Central CA coast. Blessings all you brothers as we grow together in healing community. More soon. DaveM Continue

Added by LCBroDave M on July 24, 2010 at 1:54pm — No Comments

Jim Roberts The Acting-Out Solution is a Lie

Well, I'm realizing that acting out is not fixing anything. It is a lie I am telling myself. Part of the rationalization process.

My counselor (who has not been pushing addiction work) lent me the book "Out of the Shadows - Understanding Sexual Addiction" by Patrick Carnes.

The introduction is titled: "A Moment Comes for Every Addict" and I sure see myself there. Because it was back in March 2009 when I had my "moment."

Cybersex addiction lead me to riskier and m… Continue

Added by Jim Roberts on July 24, 2010 at 8:40am — 4 Comments

Roger Feeling good or feeling/being right

Right or Good

This recently came up in a conversation and I thought it merited some more thought. There have been times in my life when I have done what felt good to me. I mean physically and emotionally good in that it was pleas

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Added by Roger on July 23, 2010 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Paul Lehman me too

I too got this message from this whoever. His name is not in the members list. I think it is bad news, Continue

Added by Paul Lehman on July 22, 2010 at 10:46pm — 3 Comments

Joey Pugh a friendly comment

Am I the only guy who got a very friendly comment from someone named merin? I've been told it's a bad idea to reply to mass mailings which could be from identity thieves. Does anyone know him? Is he ok?

Joey

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Added by Joey Pugh on July 22, 2010 at 4:37pm — 11 Comments

Roger New Beginnings

My Life 7.21.2010

At the end of the month I will be moving out of my house I have lived in for a year and a half. Two years ago I was basically kicked out of my home and family of twenty years. Not that there wasn’t cause, well,

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Added by Roger on July 21, 2010 at 10:30pm — 2 Comments

Jim Roberts The 5% Solution

In the interest of being "real and genuine" here, I want to let you guys know where I am.

After 1 1/2 years of fighting the cyber addiction head on, I have concluded that it just ain't going away. In fact, I believe that it is necessary in my life to keep my sanity.

My (Christian) counselor has told me that I have 95% of my life "together" (I am blessed for sure) and that I have really good boundaries to keep the 5% "dark side" from getting out of control. When it has, I have… Continue

Added by Jim Roberts on July 21, 2010 at 7:30am — 7 Comments

Roger not sure why this comes up tonight but...

7/18/2010 I seem to be having a particularly hard time tonight. I don’t know why.

I can’t fall asleep. I keep thinking about my ex wife. I remember going over to the house not

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Added by Roger on July 19, 2010 at 2:32am — 2 Comments

John Eckeberger "The Secrets We Keep" --- my journey from victim to Survivor of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Gentlemen,

I would invite you to visit my blog at: www.thesecretswekeep.net . I've written a book (as yet unpublished) describing my journey as a victim of Childhood Sexual Abuse to an adult Survivor.

The purpose of the blog is to create a safe and open forum for fellow survivors and those who love them. Please feel free to pass on the blog address to anyone you know who might benefit.

Each weekend I post another chapter of th

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Added by John Eckeberger on July 18, 2010 at 10:25am — 4 Comments

Roger Two years later

It has been two years since I was asked to leave my home and daughter. Yes I still miss both the wife and the girl. Can’t help it, I do not just get over 20 years of loving someone and in spite of what she insists on believing, I did and do love her.

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Added by Roger on July 18, 2010 at 1:47am — 1 Comment

N good morning...SAYS WHO!?

feelin like a loose cannon this morning. i'm in a coffee shop, peaceful for the moment, although i just finished preparing for a meeting that was supposed to start 25 minutes ago and has the potential to be a bit of a tense meeting...

my morning started chaotic, late, and then someone came over that i'm struggling to deal with for the time being and i'm on edge. problem is that even if my heart appears to be beating calmly, i feel like a wrong word or look could be returned
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Added by N on July 17, 2010 at 12:28pm — No Comments

Roger Thom's blog

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/Pvst/~3/kZxnhQy3eAc/heartache-of-echo.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email

This one really touched me.

The quote from CS Lewis was heart breaking. And yet Thom is right. I often

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Added by Roger on July 16, 2010 at 1:35pm — No Comments

Todd Anniversary

Today, I celebrate 9 years of marriage. I know 9 years is pretty short. there have been some tough times. But, I know that my wife has helped me be more than what I could be all on my own. She has really been the helper that the Bible talks about. I am looking forward to many more years with her - God willing. Continue

Added by Todd on July 14, 2010 at 7:47am — 1 Comment

Matthew L Exploring; Self-Control

I haven't mentioned this before (since it's never been a problem for me), but I'm a [more-or-less] casual gamer. I can spend hours playing a new video game, and continue to think about it for hours more. When I was younger I was introduced to World of Warcraft by my uncle, which promptly made me want to play. That was five years ago.

Now a days I'm very casual about playing, unless my social life has been very slow (like summer usually is). This past week I've been working on an achieve… Continue

Added by Matthew L on July 13, 2010 at 5:33pm — 1 Comment

Joseph Phillips MUST LISTEN-The Threshing Floor Radio Show

Gospel of Kingdom

The Thresh

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Added by Joseph Phillips on July 12, 2010 at 3:05am — No Comments

Roger House of Cards

[quote]I can't imagine a single survivor, whose experiences (if more than one) didn't escalate as a perpetrator finds the ability to rationalize the behavior and there is a predictable progression...more physical, more often, more...[/quote]

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Added by Roger on July 11, 2010 at 10:21am — No Comments

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