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Softening Our Heart as Prayer

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Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker, for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts. Psalm 95:6-8 Our hearts long for God. Yet, too often, we defend ourselves against this longing. We protect our hearts by hardening them against the love we seek because we are afraid that … [Read more...] about Softening Our Heart as Prayer

Softening our Hearts as Prayer

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Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker, for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts. Psalm 95:6-8 Our hearts long for God. Yet, too often, we defend ourselves against this longing. We protect our hearts by hardening them against the love we seek because we are afraid that … [Read more...] about Softening our Hearts as Prayer

Chapter 6: Organizing and Conducting the Living Free Program

The following schedule is a six-week plan that can serve as a guide in establishing a recovery support group program. Prior to formal planning, hold an exploratory meeting with individuals who are willing to support a recovery ministry. This initial gathering can help in identifying possible co-facilitators and others in the church who are familiar with twelve-step programs. It can also help in … [Read more...] about Chapter 6: Organizing and Conducting the Living Free Program

God, as we understood God

by James Ryan (edited by Andrew Martin) At the time of my spiritual awakening I was six months dry in a little room above a drugstore in the hills of western Maine. I spent those days wandering the streets in solitude, talking to myself. I worked in a little shack behind a gas station where I counted the empty cans that people brought in for redemption. The customers that approached my shack … [Read more...] about God, as we understood God

Notes to Our Older Selves: Remember God’s Help in the Past

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Dear Older Self, On September 11, 2001 after the twin towers had fallen and the pentagon had taken a direct hit you listened to an interview on the evening news with Mr. Rogers. The question that was put to him was this: “When terrible, scary things happen, what do we tell our children?” Mr. Rogers’ response was, “We should ask our children if they noticed all the helpers. “ Often when we find … [Read more...] about Notes to Our Older Selves: Remember God’s Help in the Past

Notes to Our Older Selves: Practice Gratitude

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Dear Older Self, Author and blogger, Glennon Doyle Melton coined a word to capture the experience of life. She calls life “brutiful”. It is brutal. And it is beautiful. So, life is brutiful. Life is never just one or the other. There is so much that is hard about life. And so much that is blessed. For some of us it is too easy to get lost in the parts of life that are difficult. It is easy to … [Read more...] about Notes to Our Older Selves: Practice Gratitude

Abuse in Adolescence

The abuse of adolescents is different from the abuse of either children or adults. Some kinds of abuse become more difficult to recognize. There are probably a variety of reasons for this including: a) risk taking behaviors subsequent to abuse may be seen as developmentally normal, b) adolescents tend to be stigmatized as victimizers rather than as victims, c) developmental changes are … [Read more...] about Abuse in Adolescence

Recovery from Spiritual Distress

by Dale and Juanita Ryan A few days after Steve first attended a support group for adult children of alcoholics, a powerful image came into his mind. "I saw myself in a large crowd of people. God was holding my hand. But suddenly, God's hand pulled away and I was lost in the crowd. I was separated from God, abandoned, completely alone." When Steve attempted to honestly face the needs in his … [Read more...] about Recovery from Spiritual Distress

Suicide Prevention: A brief intro for recovery ministry leaders

by Teresa McBean "Suicide is not chosen; it happens when pain exceeds resources for coping with the pain." Introduction Suicide is a challenging topic, made more difficult if we aren't clear about the limitations of any article on the subject. Before we get into the body of the article, I want to make two things clear. First, this is not a discussion about how friends, family, recovery … [Read more...] about Suicide Prevention: A brief intro for recovery ministry leaders