I am an addict whether I want to be or not. I am an addict whether I work program or not, whether I am abstinent or not, and whether I am in recovery or not. I can be an addict […]
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Ponder the word “percolate.” Is your first thought the sound as the percolator is plugged in (or placed on a burner) and coffee brews to the tune? Or do you envision a liquid finding its way molecule by droplet, purified […]
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Dear Me: I write this because right now I finally feel like I’m really in Recovery. Or should I say I feel like I’m a recovered compulsive eater? Someone said in the meeting today he was recovered from compulsive eating. […]
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He [John Wesley] instructed his preachers to “make a point of preaching perfection to believers constantly, strongly and explicitly, and all believers should mind this one thing, and continually agonize for it.” ~ Malony, H. Newton, Jr.. The Amazing John […]
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Light is an apt metaphor for God’s revealing power: God’s word. God’s word comes from outside of us and floods our lives like light. ~ Room, The Upper. The Upper Room Disciplines 2022: A Book of Daily Devotions (p. 594). Upper […]
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