12 Steps Archives — R. L. Solberg

How Not To Be A Gorilla

This is a recovery lesson that focuses on confessing the dark secrets of our past out loud to another person. What could be more fun than that? Actually, it’s not as scary as it sounds when we approach it within the context of the 5th step of recovery. And this step is almost always accompanied […]

R. L. Solberg 6 years ago

Faith Recovery

A Spiritual Inventory

Spirituality is the aspect of recovery that I think most often gets overlooked. Some of us are very comfortable embracing spirituality, but for others, it feels weird or uncomfortable. A series of articles on recovery. I’m on a team of leaders who do the teaching at the Celebrate Recovery ministry at Church of the City. I’ve edited […]

R. L. Solberg 8 years ago

Culture Faith Recovery

A Moral Inventory

I’ll be honest, things are going to get a little uncomfortable. This is the step in the recovery process where things start to get very real. It’s a good time to recall the line in the serenity prayer that says “hardship is a pathway to peace”. A series of articles on recovery. I’m on a team of […]

R. L. Solberg 8 years ago

Faith Recovery

On Turning Over Our Lives

When a regular Joe like me teaches a recovery lesson I think it’s most likely to be useful—or at least interesting—to start from exactly where I am myself. I’m not so much presuming to instruct as just comparing notes. A series of articles on recovery. I’m on a team of leaders who do the teaching at […]

R. L. Solberg 8 years ago