Melissa Huray, MS

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Addiction Counselor | Author | Reporter | Podcast Host — Executive Director at Lindell Recovery Network

Radically freed from alcohol, cigarettes, and stimulants in 2003, Melissa Huray is an addiction counselor with a master's degree in physiology. She spent twelve years counseling addicts in intensive outpatient treatment programs before accepting the position of executive director at the Lindell Recovery Network. Melissa is also an Emmy-award-winning news reporter and anchor, having appeared on television programs such as His Glory Ministry and CBS Minnesota's WCCO-TV. She is the host of The Hope Report podcast and the author of her memoir, Blackout to Blessing, and Radical Freedom. Melissa lives in the Twin Cities suburb of Lakeville, Minnesota, with her husband, Mike, and has three daughters.

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Radical Freedom: Breaking the Chains of Addiction for Good - Daily Strength for Recovery

Whether you’re beginning your journey or have been walking the path for a while, recovery from addiction can be a long and lonely road with shame and...

Featured on: Thursday, November 7, 2024

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June 29, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Summer Jobs

Summer jobs for teenagers have been disappearing, and Harvard professor Roland Fryer has some explanations. He quickly dismissing many of the reasons given: AI, tariffs, and gas prices. He reminds us...

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June 26, 2026

Penna Dexter

Downplaying “Pride”

Although it’s Pride month, June hasn’t seen much LGBT hoopla here in Texas. The Washington Stand reports that throughout the country, such celebrating “has been dialed back to a stunning degree.” The...

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June 26, 2026

Kerby Anderson

God in the Capitol

This year millions of Americans will visit our nation’s capital to celebrate our 250th anniversary. I have encouraged many who plan to visit Washington, DC to look for all the references to God in the...

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