Spirit of Recovery
Tuesdays, 4 PM CT
This is where spirituality and recovery meet. Your hosts Revs. Lonnie Vanderslice and Dan Beckett explore practical ways to apply spiritual principles on the 12-step recovery journey. Emphasis is on understanding the unique challenges to those affected by addiction as well as simple techniques to support attaining new levels of happiness, joy, and freedom. Listen each week for practical information for those in recovery, their families, or anyone who wants to learn more.
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Episodes
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 4:00 pm (CST)
Closer Than the Air That We Breathe!
"God as I understand God" is the wide spiritual doorway through which we enter recovery. How do you understand the workings of this mysterious thing called God? Join Rev. Lonnie… |
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019 4:00 pm (CST)
How's That Working for You?
Insanity has been defined as doing the same thing repeatedly but expecting different results. This applies to thinking patterns as well. Join Rev. Lonnie Vanderslice and Rev. Dan Beckett for… |
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Tuesday, October 29, 2019 4:00 pm (CDT)
Time Takes Time—and Work!
A group of famous psychiatrists noted that addicts are often childish and grandiose, which are both egoic manifestations that cause untold misery to the afflicted. Join Rev. Lonnie Vanderslice and… |
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019 4:00 pm (CDT)
Life on Life's Terms
Recovery can be challenging! Yet we have the ability to persevere, no matter what life gives us. Join Rev. Lonnie Vanderslice and Rev. Dan Beckett as they share tools and spiritual principles that… |
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019 4:00 pm (CDT)
Are you Mindless or Mindfull?
Most recovering addicts can attest to the effects of the racing mind. Once we get clean and sober, it seems our brain is attacking us with millions of disquieting and uncomfortable thoughts. How… |
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019 4:00 pm (CDT)
The Hideous Four Horsemen
Terror, bewilderment, frustration, and despair are known in recovery circles as “the hideous four horsemen.” It is a common condition when moving from active addiction into a life of recovery.… |
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019 4:00 pm (CDT)
What Does Respect Mean?
Respect is often demanded, and we are told it has to be earned. It is closely tied with esteem of self and others. With our jaded histories, how do we learn respect for others as well as self-… |
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Tuesday, September 17, 2019 4:00 pm (CDT)
We Don’t Shoot Our Wounded
Our very active inner critic berates us for every little perceived mistake we make once in recovery. We try very hard and yet seem to miss the mark fairly often. We see others fail and try again.… |
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Tuesday, September 10, 2019 4:00 pm (CDT)
Can We Talk?
The question “Can we talk?” strikes fear into the hearts of many a person. In active addiction, it usually meant someone was displeased with us. Arguments, emotional upsets, and bad behavior often… |
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Tuesday, September 3, 2019 4:00 pm (CDT)
Who Made Me the Teacher?
Sometimes it seems that there is only one right way—our way. We get immensely uncomfortable when jarred out of our comfort zone by exploring a new way of being, trying someone else’s suggestions.… |