by Chris | Oct 22, 2019 | Alcohol & Drug Addiction, The Twelve Steps
Step Twelve: Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. If I could sum up Step Twelve in a very basic way, I would say it like this: to do your...
by Chris | Oct 17, 2019 | Help from the Saints, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, The Twelve Steps
One of my local churches has recently distributed signs stating very simply, “We all have questions.” Sometimes we question the very existence of God. Sometimes we question His nature: is He truly all powerful? Omnipresent? All knowing? All merciful? All...
by Chris | Oct 15, 2019 | Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Psychology & Therapy, The Twelve Steps
When I started recovery, the stories that people told me about both their addictions and the families they came from fascinated me. As a man named “Dan” once said, “My family put the fun in dys-FUN-ction.” Over and over again at 12-step meetings, I have heard people...
by Chris | Oct 8, 2019 | Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Spiritual Tools, The Twelve Steps
Step Ten: Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Step Eleven: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to...
by Chris | Oct 3, 2019 | Prayer & Scripture Reflections, Spiritual Tools, The Sacraments
Over the last couple of years I have made a decision to go to the Sacrament of Reconciliation as often as I can. One church in the area makes the sacrament available on weekdays, although most churches make it available on Saturday afternoons. Since I am an in-home...
