From Pulpit to Presence

There is a moment when the old way of living stops working. The problem is not only the drinking. It is the hiding, the performing, the fear of being found out. It is living inside a belief system that demands certainty while something deeper in you knows the truth is more complicated.From Pulpit to Presence is a candid memoir that follows Don Phelps from Christian ministry into the chaos of addiction, loss, and rebuilding. It is a story of sobriety and what happens when the faith you are expected to represent no longer matches your inner experience.Recovery here is not a finish line. It is learning to sit with discomfort instead of escaping it, learning to answer the question, "e;How am I really doing?"e; and learning how to stay.Along the way, spirituality changes shape, and certainty gives way to a quieter practice rooted in mindfulness, compassion, and presence.Honest, reflective, and deeply human, From Pulpit to Presence is a story about addiction, identity, recovery, and beginning again.