Tag Archives: 12-step Christians

Setting your watch

Posted on March 27, 2018 by jwfisch

Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near. Revelation 1:3 I think Revelation should be required … Continue reading →

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Boot Camp, Entrepreneurship and the Book of Revelation

Posted on March 26, 2018 by jwfisch

I’ve been to a week of boot camp in Colorado Springs. Now before you have me crawling through mud, scaling fences and running miles with a 50-pound pack on my back, it wasn’t military boot camp I attended, it was … Continue reading →

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Reflections on 12 Steps from the “Bones”

Posted on March 16, 2018 by jwfisch

I hope you are taking advantage of our recent BlogTalkRadio podcasts related to the Twelve Steps that are listed and linked below. Our recent one with Robbie Goldman of Dry Bones Denver was particularly enlightening. Robbie works with homeless kids … Continue reading →

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Meeting sin head-on

Posted on March 15, 2018 by jwfisch

8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. 9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. Has anybody … Continue reading →

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Those darn snakes are still here!

Posted on March 14, 2018 by jwfisch

“Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.” John 3:14-15 I call this Christ’s version of John 3:16. It’s two verses earlier … Continue reading →

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God, as we are coming to know Him

Posted on March 13, 2018 by jwfisch

There are a lot of references to God in the twelve steps, and yet AA has managed to stay fairly clear of many of the controversies that go along with religion. They meet often in churches (because churches will donate … Continue reading →

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A posture of grace

Posted on March 12, 2018 by jwfisch

Forget religion. Forget world religions. Forget atheists in foxholes. Forget what’s fair. There are really only two kinds of people in the world. Those who insist on meeting God on their own terms, and those who realize He insists on … Continue reading →

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Club Grace

Posted on March 9, 2018 by jwfisch

Remember, we are card-carrying Christians. We established that this week. That means: We are all sinners who have fallen short of the glory of God; we have all received the free gift of God’s salvation through Jesus Christ that we … Continue reading →

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Why they go

Posted on March 8, 2018 by jwfisch

Thank you to those who have written and told us your stories so far. I think I’m finally starting to get it. I’m starting to get AA, and the steps, and why it works. You can find the answer in … Continue reading →

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Card-carrying Christians

Posted on March 7, 2018 by jwfisch

Something dawned on me last night during our BlogTalkRadio interview with a veteran AA recovery survivor who will celebrate 27 years of sobriety in June (congratulations, Tom!). He still goes to roughly three AA meetings a week. Why? Wouldn’t you … Continue reading →

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