Good Stuff/ Bad Stuff

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-buggm-127699b The highest priority for content creation is to put out happy stuff for obvious reasons.  But in faith and recovery, the real stuff is much more critical than pleasant for pleasant...

Weeds and Crops

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-xic37-1267b0c Both faith and Recovery are like gardens.  Both grow crops of fruits.  In AA the crops are sober people and sober healthy lives.  In faith, the crop is people who are free in faith and lead a life of liberty and...

Works and doesn’t work or Weeds and Crops!

In faith and Recovery whether something works can be less important than what fits with the current popular trend. You only need to go on the web to listen to dueling opinions about various methods of recovery and faith. Mostly they trash each other. In my journey, I...

Episode 24 Good Recovery/Bad Recovery

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-5ft2q-125b613 What makes a good meeting or program?  And what makes a recovery program ineffective? These are some hard-won observations

Common Denominator 3

In the world of faith and recovery, we have discussed this human thing, the common messed-up thing, and lastly the God’s grace thing. I have walked these trails for many years. I am taking some time for the next podcasts to tell some stories. The names are...

Common Denominator 2

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-vsp5x-124a7ab Are there irreconcilable differences between Faith and Recovery?  Or is there a common denominator acting in both arenas? Is there some fundamental process at work in...

Common Denominator Part 2

The only common thing about people is they are different. But you can find some common traits. People can always find faults if they have a need to. If you want to torment yourself research the different wings of recovery treatment and practice. Some Christian folk...

Common Denominator

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-rym5n-1243b8f What is common between Faith and Recovery.  The people are the common thread.  But what is common.  Our flawed nature is common.  We call it by different names.  We all carry a flawed code that trips us...

Common Ground?

What is the common thing between Faith and Recovery? If you walk into a typical AA step meeting and look around what do you see? You see normal folk in varying states of repair and disrepair. If you show up Sunday for morning service depending on the denomination you...

Consumer Reports Episode 21

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-q96bb-1238ced What is essential when you shop for a good recovery group and a good church?