Download or read book Walking with God Through the 12 Steps written by Frances Jay and published by LiturgyTrainingPublications. This book was released on 1998 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By patiently and deliberately walking the 12-step journey, we too can find the way that works, celebrate small victories and experience the joy of conversion.
Download or read book Twelve Steps to a Closer Walk with God written by Don Umphrey and published by Quarry Press (TX). This book was released on 2004 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its third edition, this book demonstrates how the 12 steps used by recovery groups are rooted firmly in the Bible. It shows how the steps can be used to enhance one's walk with God and to minister to others who are hurting. 14 Chapters --The Introduction tells how people may benefit spiritually by using the steps. --The second chapter shows that the steps were written by members of the program of Alcoholics Anonymous based on tenets of the Oxford Group, a Christian restoration movement that swept the U.S. in the 1920s. --In-depth explanations of each of the 12 steps are covered in the chapters that follow. --The appendix tells how to set up a Christian recovery group at your church. Chapters contain: *Biblical quotations *Excerpts from other authors *Questions to use in group discussion or for self-examination This book may be used as a small group study guide.
Download or read book Twelve Step Christianity written by Saul Selby and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-06-04 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve Step Christianity teaches Christians in recovery to connect their faith with their program--and shows any Christian a clear path to a more intimate relationship with Christ. Genuine Christianity is more than a set of beliefs--it is a relationship with Jesus Christ that involves hearing His voice and following His directions. But how does one do this? What tools or spiritual disciplines enable Christians to live out their lives in dynamic submission to God's will? Perhaps no set of principles is better suited to help Christians hear God's voice and submit to His will than the Twelve Steps. As a Christian who practices the Steps, Saul Selby knows them to be an invaluable tool for living out the Christian faith. Selby brings his knowledge to bear in Twelve Step Christianity, which teaches Christians in recovery to connect their faith with their program--and shows any Christian a clear path to a more intimate relationship with Christ. Laid out in a workbook format, with room for readers to write answers and track their progress, Twelve Step Christianity explores the roots of Twelve Step spirituality, Examines the connections and distinctions between Christianity and Twelve Step programs and offers readers a deeper and broader understanding of the myriad powerful reasons for applying the Twelve Steps to their lives.
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 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 Higher Power written by Douglas D. Himes and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recalling the Christian roots of Alcoholics Anonymous, Higher Power connects classic biblical teaching with contemporary 12-step practice. Each chapter draws inspiration from the Old and New Testaments and the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Higher Powered is an excellent resource for anyone in recover trying to work through each step, from admitting our brokenness to surrendering to God – and through God’s help becoming higher powered.
Download or read book Twelve Steps to a Closer Walk with God written by Don Umphrey and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Christian 12 Step Recovery Program written by Joseph Kearney and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-10-21 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABOUT THE BOOK This is a workbook to help you through the process of either finding God, or to help you achieve a more personal relationship with Him. And in the process, allow others to see Jesus in you and to want what you have. For most of us coming to the First Step was a process. A process used by many people who are struggling with addictions, depression, overeating, etc The process most always consists of something we can do to help alleviate the problem we have that is making our life a mess. This workbook is for all of you who are still searching and seeking. And it is also for those who are open to more of what Jesus has to offer.
Download or read book The Life Recovery written by Stephen Arterburn and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By placing the 12 steps of recovery into a firm biblical context, this workbook brings scriptural principles into personal focus. Far more than just teaching about the 12 steps, the workbook is a guide to an in-depth working of the steps, making the principles of recovery come alive for one day at a time living.
Download or read book The Life Recovery Journey written by Stephen Arterburn and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-09 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A life-changing resource for the Twelve Step journey, for anyone who struggles with addictions or dependencies--or wants to help someone who does. From the creators of the popular Life Recovery series that has guided millions of readers back to health and wholeness, now comes the ultimate recovery book--written from a Christian viewpoint. Recovery pioneers Stephen Arterburn and David Stoop bring a biblical perspective to the Twelve Steps of Life Recovery. They share real-life, personal accounts of people on the road to recovery; biblical stories and verses to support readers in their journey; and powerful principles that offer hope for the future. Whether using the book alone or as a companion to the popular Life Recovery Bible, this is an essential resource for anyone wanting to walk closer with God through recovery, as well as for their counselors, pastors, and loved ones. Previously published as The Book of Life Recovery.
Download or read book God Is at the Meeting written by Maurice C. and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maurice C. received the gift of sobriety more than twenty-five years ago through membership in Alcoholics Anonymous. Through AA, Maurice found the ability to let go of the past and let God take the future. In God Is at the Meeting, Maurice gives insight into a world where hurt and shame lead people to feel that they are less than and that they must build walls to protect themselves. Those walls get higher and higher until alcohol or drugs seem to be the only relief. Once enslaved, the alcoholic tries desperately to maintain and strengthen the walls of self-protection, to do it all on his or her own until, finally, the effort becomes too exhausting. If this is youlisten. You dont have to live that way any longer. There is a way out, and this way out has worked for thousands of people just like you for more than seventy-five years. If you will let Him, God will walk with you through the twelve steps to sobriety and a life without walls. This book is not meant in any way to replace the time-tested books of Alcoholics Anonymous. It is one mans insight into finding, leaning on and growing into a stronger relationship with God as you work through the steps.
Download or read book The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments written by Scott Weeman and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2017-11-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of a 2018 Catholic Press Association Award: Sacraments. (Second Place). In the first book to directly integrate the Twelve Steps with the practice of Catholicism, Scott Weeman, founder and director of Catholic in Recovery, pairs his personal story with compassionate straight talk to show Catholics how to bridge the commonly felt gap between the Higher Power of twelve-step programs and the merciful God that he rediscovered in the heart of the sacraments. Weeman entered sobriety from alcohol and drugs on October 10, 2011, and he's made it his full-time ministry to help others who struggle with various types of addiction to find spiritual wholeness through Catholic in Recovery, an organization he founded and directs. In The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments, Weeman candidly tackles the struggle he and other addicts have with getting to know intimately the unnamed Higher Power of recovery. He shares stories of his compulsion to find a personal relationship with God and how his tentative steps back to the Catholic Church opened new doors of healing and brought him surprising joy as he came to know Christ in the sacraments. Catholics in recovery and those moving toward it, as well as the people who love them will recognize Weeman's story and his spiritual struggle to personally encounter God. He tells us how: Baptism helps you admit powerlessness over an unmanageable problem, face your desperate need for God, and choose to believe in and submit to God’s mercy. Reconciliation affirms and strengthens the hard work of examining your life, admitting wrongs, and making amends. The Eucharist provides ongoing sustenance and draws you to the healing power of Christ. The graces of Confirmation strengthen each person to keep moving forward and to share the good news of recovery and new life in Christ. Weeman's words are boldly challenging and brimming with compassion and through them you will discover inspiration, hope, sage advice, and refreshingly practical help.
Download or read book Alcoholics Anonymous written by Bill W. and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 75th anniversary e-book version of the most important and practical self-help book ever written, Alcoholics Anonymous. Here is a special deluxe edition of a book that has changed millions of lives and launched the modern recovery movement: Alcoholics Anonymous. This edition not only reproduces the original 1939 text of Alcoholics Anonymous, but as a special bonus features the complete 1941 Saturday Evening Post article “Alcoholics Anonymous” by journalist Jack Alexander, which, at the time, did as much as the book itself to introduce millions of seekers to AA’s program. Alcoholics Anonymous has touched and transformed myriad lives, and finally appears in a volume that honors its posterity and impact.
Download or read book Higher Power written by Douglas D. Himes and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Willpower is not enough.You need more, and that more is a Higher Power. Every recovering alcoholic or addict--regardless of length ofsobriety--will reach a time when the only thing that stands between himor her and picking up a drink or drug will be a personal relationshipwith a Higher Power.This book is an invitation to explore and nurture that relationship. Reconnecting with the Christian roots of Alcoholics Anonymous, Higher Power combines classic biblical teaching, spiritual formation, and contemporary 12-Step practice. Higher Power is an excellent resource for anyone in recovery seeking to develop a personal relationship with a loving and merciful God. [Doug Himes] knows his Bible. He knows his Big Book. And he knows amultitude of quotations relevant to the way out. Here is an extremelywell written, scholarly formula for renewal. I loved reading it. And sowill you. --Dick B., author of 44 books and more than 1,000 articles on AA history and Christian recovery Douglas Himes provides those who suffer from addictions with muchinspiring and practical wisdom and guidance that can help them walk theego self-emptying path that leads to the realization of their true selfand life in God's image. His own 12-Step experience and considerable spiritual knowledge and practice enrich the value of his insights. --Tilden Edwards, Founder and Senior Fellow, Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation Douglas D. Himes, Ph.D., is a trained spiritual director andsought-after retreat and workshop leader who provides spiritual counselat Cumberland Heights, one of the country's leading alcohol and drugtreatment centers, in Nashville, Tennessee. A formerFulbright Scholar and Andrew W. Mellon Fellow, he has degrees in physicsand historical musicology and is published in two languages in sevenfields. In his words, "I was so smart that it took me only nine and a half years to get the First Step. This book parallels my now life-saving journey from self-sufficient knowledge to universal truth."
Download or read book Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering written by Timothy Keller and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The question of why God would allow pain and suffering in the world has vexed believers and nonbelievers forever. In Walking with God through Pain and Suffering, Timothy Keller takes on this enduring issue and shows that there is meaning and reason behind pain and suffering, making a forceful and groundbreaking case that this essential part of the human experience can be overcome only by understanding our relationship with God. Using biblical wisdom and personal stories of overcoming adversity, Keller brings a much-needed, fresh viewpoint to this important issue."--Back cover
Download or read book The Twelve Step Life Recovery Devotional written by David A. Stoop and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 1991 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how people can overcome personal pain and obstacles by studying the teachings of the Bible.
Download or read book Walking the 12 Steps with Jesus Christ written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
