Showing posts with label 12-Step Groups. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 12-Step Groups. Show all posts
Sunday, June 07, 2026

God's love in action: finding the approaches that work

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Previously in the "God's love in action" series, I'd looked at how Habitat for Humanity works. Specifically, we focused o...
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Sunday, January 11, 2026

Spiritual Exercises: Put away all bitterness, wrath, and anger (Part 2)

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Last post , I introduced the idea of a resentments inventory to work on the Biblical direction to "get rid of all bitterness" (etc...
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Sunday, January 04, 2026

Spiritual Exercises: Put away all bitterness, wrath, and anger (Part 1)

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"Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice." - Ephesians 4:31 By shorthand we ca...
Sunday, February 26, 2023

Lent Self-Examination - Resentment and Responsibility

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Ephesians 4:31   Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice.  Paul's...
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Sunday, February 19, 2023

"I am responsible"

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There is a sign that generally hangs in 12-step meeting halls:  I am responsible. When anyone, anywhere reaches out for help, I want the han...
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Sunday, March 31, 2019

Growth and Gratitude

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This post is a response to blog-neighbor Martin LaBar: Christians are expected to grow . I'm looking back at the past few years and I ...
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Sunday, October 02, 2016

Guilt and Shame: Where religion and psychology meet

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I've mentioned before that I've been participating in a Twelve-Step group for people whose parents were addicts. It has come as a su...
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Sunday, August 07, 2016

How 12-Step Groups Reach the Unchurched with God's Love

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I'm watching someone close to me struggle with addiction. I'm grateful for 12-Step programs because they may be the only place that ...
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Sunday, April 24, 2016

'God As I Understand Him'?

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(Continuing my thoughts on a 12-step group for people raised by addicts.)  If anyone is familiar with 12-step groups, you may be familiar ...
Sunday, April 17, 2016

'Spirituality' and 'Religion' - The Role of Dogmas and Fellowship

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Lately I have been spending time with a group that is insistent that they are 'spiritual, not religious'. (It's a 12-step group ...
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Monday, March 04, 2013

Repentance: Sinners Anonymous?

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Most people have at least heard of "Twelve Step" programs like Alcoholics Anonymous. While alcohol may not be the thing we have tr...
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