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Higher Power, Higher Powers and the 12 Steps

Mark T. Scannell

July 27, 2024

I have been in recovery for almost thirty years and have been part of a 12 Step group for the same amount of time. In this article, I would… read more…
Pathway to Anonymity: Setting Aside Everything We Think We Know

Timothy Cameron

February 24, 2022

Most of us have probably attended a significant number of meetings where we read How It Works. We often refer to The Twelve Traditions as “Why it works.” How… read more…
Ask the Expert: Ed Treat from The Center of Addiction and Faith

Staff

January 10, 2022

We feature an expert in the mental health and substance use disorder field to answer questions. This issue we talk to Ed Treat of The Center of Addiction and… read more…
Receiving Grace From Your Higher Power

John H. Driggs

May 13, 2021

“God speaks to us every day only we don’t know how to listen”.— Gandhi Unfortunately, too many of us don’t believe in a Higher Power, let alone actually listen… read more…
Holding Yourself Together When the World Seems to be Coming Apart

John H. Driggs

November 11, 2020

What is this world coming to?! Quarantining inside for months when I would just love to go out and see all my friends together. Not being allowed to visit… read more…
Becoming: Growing Into Myself in Sobriety

Stephanie P.

May 16, 2020

God having a plan for me is evidenced in reflection of the events throughout my life. As a child, I had struggles that I remember and can feel, but… read more…
Three Stories of Hope

Anonymous

September 3, 2019

The following testimonials are from Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge in Minneapolis. Some edits have been made for length. Tiffany’s story I struggled with a 15-year addiction to meth,… read more…
With a Little Help from a Friend

Dick Rice

January 13, 2019

It was the last day of a graduate class I was teaching on the Spirituality of the Twelve Steps. I asked the class what was most striking to them… read more…
Memo From God

Mark Masserant

May 14, 2018

I arrived at St. Paul of the Cross Retreat Center in Detroit, Michigan on a warm, sunny weekend in the late spring of 1991. My sponsor hinted strongly that… read more…

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