From the Desk of the Executive Director: February 2012

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Greetings! Yesterday in my recovery community I worked up a schedule for our 12-step workshops and realized I was making notes for January, 2013. As a ministry leader, I plan to be helpful; if I’m not careful, I could forget to stay alert to the only true opportunity available – today. After I finish this [...]

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Step Nine

by Dale and Juanita Ryan

Making amends involves more than just an apology. It involves a change in behavior. Apologizing–saying we are sorry–is a good thing to do. But it is only a part of making amends. When we make amends we do whatever we can to undo the harm we have done. Read More.

Substance Abuse: The Hurt and the Hope

by Dale Wolery

Historically, health care professionals and clergy alike have been in the dark about how to help addicts. As a result, many addicts and their families have suffered in silence and shame. Unfortunately, those of us who have been in a position to help have often made the problem worse rather than better. Read More.

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From the Desk of the Executive Director: February 2012

Greetings! Yesterday in my recovery community I worked up a schedule for our 12-step workshops and realized I was making notes for January, 2013. As a ministry leader, I plan to be helpful; if I’m not careful, I could forget to stay alert to the only true opportunity available – today. After I finish this [...]

From the Desk of the Executive Director: December 2011

Christmas greetings from the National Association for Christian Recovery! As a mom and minister, the special preparations surrounding the Christmas season seem intense and the actual experience short-lived.  When my children were young, I was amazed at how long it took to gather the gifts, wrap the packages, fill the stockings with care, prepare the [...]

From the Desk of the Executive Director: November 2011

We breathed in Dallas on November 7th and 8th…and it was exhilarating. Thanks to all who sacrificed time and finances to make the trip! We came together from the extremes of the compass points, even as far away as Canada. We breathed, talked, cried, worshiped, discussed and perhaps debated a point or two. I hope [...]

From the desk of the Executive Director: August 2011

Greetings!   I appreciate conversation; I am not a big fan of monologue.  So it is with cautious delight that I announce the availability of a book that Liz Swanson and I co-authored: Bridges to Grace.  After extensive interviews with over two hundred recovery ministry leaders, Liz and I set out to begin a conversation by [...]