Spirit of Recovery
This is where spirituality and recovery meet. Your host Rev. Dan Beckett explores 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.
Episodes
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 4:00 pm (CDT)
We Admitted We Were Powerless
Twelve-step wisdom teaches that we are powerless—powerless over our addiction. But does that mean we are powerless over everything? Certainly over the behavior or substance that brought us into… |
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Tuesday, September 1, 2020 4:00 pm (CDT)
The Wisdom to Know the Difference
The "Serenity Prayer" tells us to be open to wisdom so we can discern what is ours to do—and what is not. Many of us in recovery have experienced the results of questionable decisions we have made… |
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Tuesday, July 28, 2020 4:00 pm (CDT)
Don't Quit Before the Miracle
How many times have we found ourselves doing the same things repeatedly and expecting different results? We enter recovery and learn a new way of thinking and being in the world—and yet the same… |
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Tuesday, July 21, 2020 4:00 pm (CDT)
Advancing Confidently
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams!" This sounds like great advice though many of us begin the recovery journey feeling quite the opposite: stuck and limited. Sometimes even after… |
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Tuesday, July 14, 2020 4:00 pm (CDT)
Into Action!
When we take action in our lives, powerful and positive changes begin to happen. In fact, action is essential to addiction recovery and spiritual growth. In Scripture, we read, "Faith without… |
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Tuesday, July 7, 2020 4:00 pm (CDT)
Conscious Contact
Am I alone in the universe? I'm supposed to pray, but how, for what, and to whom? I prayed as a child with seemingly no results—what's different now? Join Rev. Dan and Rev. Michelle as they share… |
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020 4:00 pm (CDT)
Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life
It has been said that if we change our thoughts, we change our lives. And if we direct our thoughts with integrity, our lives come together beautifully. We can move from negativity to hope and joy… |
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Tuesday, June 23, 2020 4:00 pm (CDT)
Our True Identity
When we first get clean and sober, we may be overwhelmed by a sense of lost identity. Who am I if I don't drink, use, or fix others? The recovery journey offers an opportunity to heal this dismay… |
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020 4:00 pm (CDT)
What About This Whole God Thing Anyway?
Does God exist or not? Many of us denied the existence of God—after all, how could my life be like this if there were a God? But then again, perhaps we've had a nagging feeling that there’s more… |
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Tuesday, June 9, 2020 4:00 pm (CDT)
Growing in Spirit
Anonymity is a central tenet of 12-step recovery. Many who are new don't want people to know they are in recovery, which is totally understandable. But as we grow in spirit, anonymity becomes far… |