Step Two – A Summary of the Key Principles to be Practiced “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” 03 June 2025
Navigating Sensitivity to Criticism: Insights from AA, Psychology, and Neuroscience Why many recovering alcoholics need to add managing sensitivity tools to their sobriety toolbox 02 June 2025
Mapping the Trinity Lens Alcohol Recovery to Fr Rohr's Breathing Underwater Richard Rohr’s Breathing Under Water, which explores the deep spiritual parallels between the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and the teachings of the Gospel 01 June 2025
Mapping the 12 AA Footholds to the Trinity Lens of Alcohol Recovery Mapping the 12 AA Steps into three foundational principles of Trinity Lens of Alcohol Recovery 01 June 2025
The Grainfield Gospel and the Hand That Heals Gospel: Mark 2:23–3:6. This Gospel unfolds in two scenes—one in a grainfield, the other in a synagogue. Both are confrontations. Both are clarifications. And both speak directly to the recovering alcoholic who’s learning to live by grace, not by grind. 01 June 2025
Treasure in the Clay 2nd Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:6–11 - Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians 4:6–11 are a paradox of power and fragility. He speaks of light shining in darkness, of treasure held in jars of clay, of death at work—and life rising in its place 01 June 2025
Rest That Rewires Deuteronomy 5:12–15 commands the observance of the Sabbath—a day of rest, remembrance, and reverence. For the alcoholic in recovery, this isn’t just a religious ritual. It’s a spiritual necessity. Rest is not laziness. It’s recalibration. 01 June 2025
No Regrets, Just Lessons: What AA Taught Me About Moving Forward Regret is a heavy burden. It anchors us to the past, often when we most need to move forward 31 May 2025
Loneliness, Disconnection, and the Unexpected Grace of Companionship Today’s AA meeting centered on a powerful and universal theme: loneliness. The topic emerged from a reading in As Bill Sees It, and what followed was a series of deeply moving shares. 31 May 2025
Lessons in Alcohol Recovery from Acts of the Apostles The passage from Acts of the Apostles 1:1–11 offers several key moral and spiritual lessons for Christians—and for those walking the path of recovery from alcoholism. 29 May 2025
Anxiety, Alcohol, and the Gap We Try to Close In Unlearn: Unanxious, author and artist Humble the Poet shares a series of reflections on how to live with more calm and less stress. Among them, three ideas about anxiety stood out to me—especially as someone in recovery from alcoholism. 29 May 2025
Why a Personal Mission Can Be the Strongest Anchor in Recovery There’s an unspoken rule in some recovery circles—especially in AA—that early sobriety means minimizing change. Here’s a contrarian take: a personal mission can be your strongest anchor in recovery—and it’s okay if it pays the bills. 26 May 2025
