The F Word: Forgiveness and it’s Imitations
An interview with David Augsburger
I have a significant hesitation about ever encouraging people to ask for forgiveness. Requests of this kind can very easily contain a coercive element. When I ask you to give me forgiveness, how can you say ‘No’? You may not be able or ready to forgive yet. Asking can easily feel like demanding. It can become a kind of pious blackmail Read More.
Turning on the Light
An interview with Aaron Shepard
Writing inventory produced really uncomfortable feelings. I felt like a worm crawling through an apple. I also had a physical response to it: I walked around with my head hanging low, not wanting to talk to anybody. I was nervous about some of the things on my inventory, not because I was such a bad guy so much as that I felt so petty. Read more.
Recovering a Healthy View of You
by Dale Wolery
It is like mining for gold; you sometimes have to dig through many layers of subterranean stone and dirt before you find the treasures capable of impacting the balance sheet of your life. And sometimes it feels like all those layers you have worked so hard to dig through might come tumbling back down on top of you. Read More.
Daily Meditations
The NACR Daily Meditation
Meditations on biblical texts from Rooted in God's Love by Dale and Juanita Ryan
Meditations for Christian Who Try to Be Perfect
A daily dose of practical wisdom from Joan Webb.
Meditations by Teresa McBean
Daily wisdom from NorthStar Community
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The Recovery Theology Blog is co-hosted by Matt Russell and Dale Ryan. Discussion of theological issues related to recovery.
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