Back to the Basics: An Introduction to Recovery
by Dale Ryan
Sometimes when we are in the middle of painful transitions it is particularly difficult to see clearly what’s really going on. The changes can seem disorientingly fast and then, moments later, frustratingly slow. The changes can seem too good and too painful at the same time. In times like this, it makes a lot of sense to focus on the fundamentals. Read More.
God as We Understood Him : Too Christian or Not Christian Enough?
by Dale Ryan
One of the most common criticisms made of the 12 Steps by non Christians is that the steps are entirely too Christian. Wendy Kaminer in her popular anti-recovery book I’m Dysfunctional, You’re Dysfunctional says this: "Although the literature about recovery from addiction and codependency borrows heavily from family systems theory and seems, at first, an offshoot of pop psychology, it’s rooted most deeply in religion. . . .More than they resemble group therapy, twelve-step groups are like revival meetings, carrying on the pietistic tradition." Read more
Breaking the Chains of Substance Abuse
an interview with Clark Burlew
Just when I wanted to die more than I wanted to live, God reached down into the muck and mire, picked me up and dropped me into a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. God must have known that at that moment in my life I would not have been receptive to anybody except those rag-tag alcoholics. 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
Other daily wisdom: AA | NA | HazeldenRecovery Blogs
The Recovery Theology Blog is co-hosted by Matt Russell and Dale Ryan. Discussion of theological issues related to recovery.
Keep Breathing: What to do when you don't know what to do.
by Juanita Ryan
Additional blogs on different topics are in the planning stages. Check back!Most Recent Blog Posts:
Practice SurrenderA few weeks after I was diagnosed with cancer, a music CD arrived in the mail from a friend. Several years earlier this friend had been told she had ovarian cancer and needed surgery. It turned out to be a false alarm, but she’d had a deeply significant spiritual experience through her ordeal.
PrayWhen we are faced with difficulties in life, we need support from friends and family. We also need God’s help. Perhaps the most direct way to open ourselves to God is through prayer.
Take in SupportOn the evening of September 11, 2001 my husband and I watched Gwen Ifill of PBS interview Mr. Rogers. Gwen was asking Mr. Rogers to give people advice about how to talk with their children about what had just happened.
Feel What You FeelAfter I was diagnosed with cancer I felt everything. I felt fear. I felt shock. I felt grief. I felt shame. I felt numbness. I felt resentment. I felt jealousy. I felt anger. I felt gratitude. I felt peace. These feelings seemed to come and go of their own volition.
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