Bill and Rich introduce a Proverbs-themed discussion on alcohol, drugs, and how substance abuse can derail a young man’s mission, citing 2024 U.S. data on widespread alcohol and drug use disorders and describing visible local impacts in Carbondale, Illinois and elsewhere. They argue modern therapeutic culture reframes sin as “disorder,” obscuring responsibility. They stress starting with God’s good creation: appetites, food, drink, and feasting are affirmed throughout Scripture, while rejecting God’s gifts can be a “doctrine of demons.”