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Hacking Recovery: How to Improve 12 Step Groups (part 2)

Hacking Recovery: How to Improve 12 Step Groups (part 2)

Why do 12-Step programs work? What makes them effective? If we can figure out why AA and the 12 Steps [...]

Oct 15, 2011     No Comments
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The all-important moment in recovery – when we decide

The all-important moment in recovery – when we decide

We all like having options. When we commit ourselves, we limit our choices. When we commit to recovery, we don’t [...]

Aug 5, 2011     No Comments
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How to build intimacy in your marriage

How to build intimacy in your marriage

FREE Teleseminar – Thursday, July 21 Helping couples build emotional and spiritual intimacy is a big part of what we [...]

Jul 18, 2011     1 Comment
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Recovery is about facing – instead of running from – suffering

Recovery is about facing – instead of running from – suffering

Recovery will mean facing the suffering in our lives. This is hard to do, and many people cannot or will [...]

Apr 19, 2011     5 Comments
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Recovery from addiction is about moving to health, not just stopping a behavior

Recovery from addiction is about moving to health, not just stopping a behavior

Recovery is about moving toward health: emotional health, spiritual health, sexual health, relational health, even physical health. It may be [...]

Mar 1, 2011     3 Comments
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Noticing what you notice helps in recovery from sex or pornography addiction

Noticing what you notice helps in recovery from sex or pornography addiction

“What you see depends on what window you look out of.” I heard Lyle Schaller say this at a conference [...]

Jan 24, 2011     2 Comments
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Podcast Interview about Sexual Struggles and the Church

Podcast Interview about Sexual Struggles and the Church

Not long ago I was interviewed by Jeff Fisher from the PorntoPurity website. Jeff is a former pastor, recovering addict, [...]

Jan 14, 2011     1 Comment
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New book for pastors from Covenant Eyes

New book for pastors from Covenant Eyes

Internet Pornography: a Ministry Leaders Handbook With a chapter by yours truly Covenant Eyes has just put together a great [...]

Jan 3, 2011     No Comments
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