Does faith help or hurt recovery? In my experience, it depends what kind of faith. In most religions, I would say there three possible meanings of faith. Faith as a set of rituals and doctrines accepted by members of a particular religious order. For example, if someone asks, “What faith are you?” it’s like asking, …
In the last post, I laid out the background that led to Isaiah chapters 40-55, often referred to as Second Isaiah. This is its own section that addresses the Jews living in Exile in Babylon. They have experienced the harshness of God’s judgment and humiliation and suffering at the hands of the Babylonians. But the …
I have published an ebook on Kindle. It is available for free through July 27. Since I am self-publishing, I can show you an excerpt without asking the publisher for permission. I am the publisher, and I give myself permission. The book is called Dark Nights of the Soul: Reflections on Faith and the Depressed …
I can’t name off all the 12 Steps, but I always remember the first three. Admit that you are an alcoholic (or addict, depressed, or whatever you seek to recover from). Believe in a higher power. Submit your life to your higher power. http://wp.me/p6uVOj-9b
The next post in the Depressed Christian series is called “Searching for help.” There is a lot of information on the internet about depression. How do you separate the good from the bad?