Download or read book Twelve Steps to Spiritual Freedom written by Joanna Thyer and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twelve step addiction recovery process often comes in many variations and interpretations; while each variation may focus on different aspects of recovery, they all stem from the groundbreaking work of Bill W. and Dr. Bob Smith, the founders of the organization known as Alcoholics Anonymous. Twelve Steps to Spiritual Freedom: Understanding the Christian Roots of Twelve Step Programs aligns this 20th century construct with its roots in centuries old practices. This sensible approach brings together the deep spiritual tradition of Christianity to complement and support the hands-on, daily work of twelve-step programs. Interspersed with personal experiences, Understanding the Christian Roots of Twelve Step Programs identifies and contextualizes the natural connections between Christian mysticism and the wisdom of twelve step programs and makes this information usable for readers. With her intelligent and pragmatic approach, author Joanna Thyer speaks to those who struggle within twelve step programs and to the counselors, therapists, social workers, and family and friends who support their recovery efforts. Knowing the origins can make the journey through addiction recovery grounded, personal, and rooted in faith.
Download or read book Breathing Under Water written by Richard Rohr and published by Franciscan Media. This book was released on 2013-11-04 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous is America's most significant and authentic contribution to the history of spirituality, says Richard Rohr. He makes a case that the Twelve Steps relate well to Christian teaching and can rescue people who are drowning in addiction and may not even realize it. To survive the tidal wave of compulsive behavior and addiction, Christians must learn to breathe under water and discover God's love and compassion. In this exploration of Twelve Step spirituality, Rohr identifies the Christian principles in the Twelve Steps, connecting The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous with the gospel. He draws on talks he has given for over twenty years to people in recovery and those who counsel and live with people with addictive behavior. Rohr offers encouragement for becoming interiorly alive and inspiration for making one's life manageable for dealing with the codependence and dysfunction (sin) rampant in our society.
Download or read book 12 Steps with Jesus written by Don Williams and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2004-07-08 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don Williams powerfully relates in 12 Steps with Jesus that by allowing Jesus to fill the emptiness that leads to addictive behavior, readers can leave addiction in the dust! Churches must lead people to dependence on Jesus. When we give ourselves wholly to Christ, He will fill us wholly, replacing the hollowness that results in addictions. In twelve practical steps, Williams reveals how to achieve spiritual fulfillment in Christ, discover freedom from addiction, and embrace the abundant life that God promises to all of His followers.
Download or read book One Day at a Time written by Trevor Hudson and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trevor Hudson has written One Day at a Time for anyone who: worries too much, struggles with compulsive or addictive behavior, battles with stress and tension, sabotages relationships with destructive behavior, feels trapped by feelings of self-condemnation, guilt, and regret, worships regularly but feels bogged down in pious cliches. If you identify with any of the descriptions above, take heart. There is hope. Plug in to the Power. Working the 12 Steps can become God's surprising way of keeping your life on track. Two passions shape Trevor's ministry: helping ordinary Christ-followers discover a compassionate, down-to-earth, and life-giving spirituality and building missional faith communities where people can link the inward and outward dimensions of their Christian faith. He is the author of A Mile in My Shoes and The Way of Transforming Discipleship. In ministry for over thirty years, Trevor spent most of this time in and around Johannesburg, South Africa. Presently he is part of the pastoral team at Northfield Methodist Church in Benoni with special responsibilities for teaching and preaching. He also travels widely leading conferences, retreats, and workshops. Book jacket.
Download or read book Reflections on the Twelve Steps written by Lisa O'Brien and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-11-07 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through daily reflections, wisdom for anyone curious about the spiritual freedom that the Twelve Steps is provided.
Download or read book The Twelve Steps for Everyone written by Jerry Hirschfield and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-12-21 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compassionate, insightful book is an adaptation of the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous for anyone seeking a practical path to spiritual and emotional freedom. This classic Twelve Step book has sold more than one half-million copies to date. A caring adaptation of the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous for anyone seeking a practical path to spiritual and emotional freedom. This compassionate, insightful book is written in the language of the heart, and is used by both lay people and professionals.
Download or read book FOUR STEPS TO SPIRITUAL FREEDOM written by Thomas Ryan and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Radical Spirit written by Joan Chittister and published by Convergent Books. This book was released on 2017-04-25 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feeling burnt-out from life, strung-out from social media, and put out by a society that always wants more from you? Beloved nun and social activist Joan Chittister, who appeared on Oprah's Super Soul Sunday, offers a practical, character-building, and inspirational guide to help you take control of your emotional life and redirect your spiritual destiny. Joan Chittister, whom Publishers Weekly calls "one of the most well-known and trusted contemporary spiritual authors," is a rabble-rousing force of nature for social justice, and a passionate proponent of personal faith and spiritual fulfillment. Drawing on little known, ancient teachings of the saints, Sister Joan offers a practical program to help transform our thinking and rebel against our fears, judgments and insecurities. "Freedom from anxiety, worry, and tensions at home and work, comes when we give ourselves to something greater," she argues. "We need to seek wisdom rather than simply facts, to think before speaking, and in turn create respectful communities." With a series of twelve simple rules for healthy spiritual living, Chittister not only reminds us, but pleads with us, to develop enduring values by shifting our attention to how God wants us to live. This book will teach you how to accomplish this.
Download or read book Freedom in Christ Dvd written by Neil T. Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2009-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Spiritual Awakening written by Terry Dunford and published by . This book was released on 2004-09 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Spiritual Awakening: 12 Steps to Freedom is a detailed description of the 12 Step program as lived and applied by Terry Dunford, an active member of the 12 Step Fellowship. This book is designed to assist people on their journey in recovery from active addiction.
Download or read book One Breath at a Time written by Kevin Griffin and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merging Buddhist mindfulness practices with the Twelve Step program, this updated edition of the bestselling recovery guide One Breath at a Time will inspire and enlighten you to live a better, healthier life. Many in recovery turn to the Twelve Steps to overcome their addictions, but struggle with the spiritual program. But what they might not realize is that Buddhist teachings are intrinsically intertwined with the lessons of the Twelve Steps, and offer time-tested methods for addressing the challenges of sobriety. In what is considered the cornerstone of the most significant recovery movement of the 21st century, Kevin Griffin shares his own extraordinary journey to sobriety and how he integrated the Twelve Steps of recovery with Buddhist mindfulness practices. With a new foreword by William Alexander, the author of Ordinary Recovery, One Breath at a Time takes you on a journey through the Steps, examining critical ideas like Powerlessness, Higher Power, and Moral Inventory through the lens of the core concepts of Buddhism—the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, mindfulness, loving-kindness, and more. The result is a book that presents techniques and meditations for finding clarity and awareness in your life, just as it has for thousands of addicts and alcoholics.
Download or read book Twelve Step Spiritual Recovery written by James Cone and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-24 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book "Twelve Step Spiritual Recovery; How to Reclaim Your Original Self/Soul" is now available in two volumes featuring larger print and an easier to carry size. This version is Volume Two and guides the reader through a detailed fourth step inventory process, then explains how to release this negative baggage from our past in the fifth, sixth and seventh steps. Next the book outlines the tips and tricks we've learned over decades of recovery to execute highly effective ninth step amends, resulting in genuine healing for both parties involved. And lastly, this book details how to practice the maintenance steps of ten, eleven and twelve, with a key emphasis on service work and sharing your personal experience, strength and hope with the next suffering soul desiring a better way. Please come join with us as we seek in these greatly troubled times to carry the inspiring message of "Recovery for All" to the rest of the world. For more information visit us at, twelvestepspiritualrecovery.com Namaste.
Download or read book Dig Deep in One Place written by Bill Fifield and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2011-10-10 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dig Deep in One Place: A Couple's Journey to a Spiritual Life explains the actual recipe that the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous are and how they can assist anyone in the transformation of their lives. The title of our book explains how we have lived our lives together moving through our relationship, marriage, codependency, addiction, and health issues to happy, joyous freedom. The Steps are way to rise above fear and live a happy and peaceful life. We have no desire to tell anyone how to do the Twelve Steps but to begin to scrape away the mystery surrounding them using our own practical experience to show how unbelievably simple it is to change from negativity to freedom. Dig Deep tells the simultaneous stories of this couple's pilgrimage using two views of the same events. The book tells of the depths of depression, addiction, codependency, fear and the miracle of recovery. It is filled with tears and laughter. The truth is The Twelve steps are not self-help--but helpfulness to others. The mere reading of this book will fill everyone with hope! Hope is not the promise of a good outcome; it is the realization that somebody truly understands and there is a way out of any difficulty you may have. Doing the Twelve Steps will stop you from forging the chains that bind you. Free at last!
Download or read book Recovering from Religious Abuse written by Jack Watts and published by Howard Books. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Watts' startling personal story of being victimized by religious abuse and then sinking into alcoholism and self-destructive behaviors will resonate strongly with the many thousands of those who have been disenfranchised or even crushed by institutionalized religion. Recovering from Religious Abuse will help these walking wounded discover how to come to terms with their past as they heal from the inside out. Jack speaks to his readers as one who has been there, has felt their pain and bitterness, their desire to get even, their belief that they are worthless. But now he shares a new story of one who has finally found spiritual freedom and a deeply satisfying relationship with the God from whom he had once been alienated. Defining "religious abuse" as the use of spiritual authority to manipulate, harm, or use another person for personal gain, this practical step-by-step recovery manual takes readers on a journey that helps them fully realize the extent of the impact of their religious abuse, and progressively moves them toward healing and recovery. This 91-day plan includes daily readings, prayer, journaling instructions, and scriptures for reflection.
Download or read book Soul Recovery written by Ester Nicholson and published by Agape Media International Llc. This book was released on 2013 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ester Nicholson's foundational process that she's termed Soul Recovery unlocks the code of dependence as it manifests in substance, relationship and behaviorial addictions, among others. As you're guided through a 12-week process of study and practice, the author courageously shares her inspiring journey that has ultimately led to a new life of wholeness, fearlessness and power. Using examples and daily practices, she reveals the 12 keys that saved her life and the spiritual technology that will bring you serenity and carry you to your dreams. The Soul Recovery process works deeply with life paradigms and practices to create a soul-centred awareness that's so profound that disease; addictions; and everyday problems related to attachments, expectations and limiting beliefs are dissolved in the face of it. A fascinating read, Soul Recovery tells the gritty story of a recovering substance abuser who rose to great career heights while falling into a personal abyss, only to find her way back with newfound glory and purpose. Its powerful lessons and practical, easy-to-use exercises can be used by people of all ages and from all walks of life.
Download or read book The 12 Steps a Way Out written by Friends in Recovery and published by RPI Publishing. This book was released on 1989 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
