In the Navy, we had planned maintenance for our gear. It gave us planned tasks. In like manner recovery and faith have suggested tasks to complete to ensure good operation.By chuck77b

Recovery is the name of the game! And the playbook is the same even if we are too dense to remember it! Number One is to Ask for help Stupid! No matter what you are recovering from the game is the same!By chuck77b

Whether new or old-timer the simple rules never change!By chuck77b

In faith circles unspoken is code for prayer requests given without names. In recovery circles, this is the genric request for prayer without namesBy chuck77b

Coming back from trauma means dealing with the basics again. Do the basics again. Go to meetings. Pray. Rest. Exercise. Be smart.By chuck77b

In my early days in recovery my mantra was You get what you need not what you want! Recovery is not God as I understand Him, but rather dealing with who He actually is. The Devil is who you want to understand Him to be. God is who he says He is. God tells the truth deal with it and Live. The devil lies. Follow him and die forever. He will tell you …

After many adventures, I am back with no compromise.By chuck77b

This is my explanation of the Biblical description of Salvation. I didn't use a lot of bible verses. Want more contact me directly. Thanks, ChuckBy chuck77b

Why is coming to Jesus so hard?By chuck77b

I got sober many years ago chanting the phrase 'you get what you want not what you need! This podcast is about the principle of faith and recovery in Jesus.By chuck77b

There is the term Codependency. In this situation, our best compassion turns into a mess. In the podcast, I talk about the role of sloppy compassion in recovery and theology.By chuck77b

At the junction of faith and Recovery, the hardest thing is the act of choosing your Truth and dealing with the consequences of that choice. Everything at this nexus of faith and recovery is consequential. But these choices and the consequences of these choices are the whole stories of this Junction. With 'Balls and Strikes', a series of podcasts I…

This discusses the concepts of Fellowship and tribalism in faith and recovery. First, we look at what fellowship means in recovery groups and in faith groups. Then we look at what tribalism looks like in both areas.By chuck77b

If you live at the junction of Faith and Recovery there is one elephant in the room. The elephant is God as I understand Him. The secular argument is about what difference it makes. Does God have a complex? If we take a liberal attitude to God then maybe some suffering person will feel free to come and get sober. This is reasonable on the surface. …

This podcast continues my experience years ago receiving what they called the baptism of the Holy Spirit. It was during the Catholic phase of my recovery. During the sessions, they explained what I now know were the ingredients they found were necessary to bring a person to Life in the Holy Spirit. In this podcast, I take on the most difficult port…

Life in the Holy Spirit describes the Biblical experience of operating in the Holy Spirit as described in ACTS. These are my experiences getting sober in AA. I encountered the Catholic Charismatic renewal in my early sobriety and was baptized in the Holy Ghost in my second year of sobriety, This series of podcasts tells the story and shares lessons…

I talk about the concept of seasons and how to hear the voice of scripture from Ecclesiastes 3. And once hearing the voice of scripture and how that impacts people from Recovery and Faith backgrounds,By chuck77b

In spiritual things Not everything which sounds good is good. Like in software there is malware. The treasure is defended. The Lord guards His treasure. Episode 29 Bag of Worms.By chuck77b

Victory is all about change! In faith and specifically in Pentecostal circles the agent of change is the presence of the Holy Spirit to heal and transform, This is my story.By chuck77b

Victory is not overcoming your stuff, but rather enjoying your life in the presence of your stuff.By chuck77b

The highest priority for content creation is to put out happy stuff for obvious reasons. But in faith and recovery, the real stuff is much more critical than pleasant for pleasant sake.By chuck77b

Both faith and Recovery are like gardens. Both grow crops of fruits. In AA the crops are sober people and sober healthy lives. In faith, the crop is people who are free in faith and lead a life of liberty and service. But like a garden, these groups have to tend their patch of land. The tending depends on protecting by weeding the invasive plants. …

What makes a good meeting or program? And what makes a recovery program ineffective? These are some hard-won observationsBy chuck77b

Are there irreconcilable differences between Faith and Recovery? Or is there a common denominator acting in both arenas? Is there some fundamental process at work in both?By chuck77b

What is common between Faith and Recovery. The people are the common thread. But what is common. Our flawed nature is common. We call it by different names. We all carry a flawed code that trips us up.By chuck77b

What is essential when you shop for a good recovery group and a good church?By chuck77b

Faith folks talk about their walk, and Recovery folks talk about their program. What does that mean?By chuck77b

The dirty words for both Faith and Recovery are Good and Bad. No one wants good or Bad defined for them, We all want the freedom to define them for ourselves. One thing faith and recovery agree is the right to define these words themselves. What could go wrong?By chuck77b

One of the most critical ingredients of successful recovery or faith is excellent boundaries! Good boundary markers tell us where good ends and bad begins. Often we lose credibility if don't get these boundaries right. And we are the last to know when we get it wrong. The people we depend on to guide us in these decisions of where good ends and bad…

In both Faith and Recovery, the common denominator is a whole spectrum of human issues which require professional help. The challenge for both areas is to accept and encourage people with issues to seek professional help. Not the easiest reach for both areas.By chuck77b

At the junction of Faith and Recovery, there are many differences. But there is one common trait. Everyone is human! All are on the human spectrum from Amazing to Horrid. Most are not in the extremes. But both worlds get a black eye from the few who are extreme.By chuck77b

Why 2 is about how both Faith and recovery have to fight to be real and honest in the face of the reality of the biblical text. how both have to fight the temptation to just alter the meaning of the revealed scripture to fit our preferences.By chuck77b

In both Recovery and Faith, the unspoken question is Why. It is why about everything. Why God? Why higher power? Most especially Why Jesus? Sometimes the answer comes if you ask the right question in the right place.By chuck77b

There are Three Worlds at the junction of Faith and Recovery, One is the Recovery World in groups like AA and NA, and OA. Another is the Faith world of Faith recovery and the world of Churches of all kinds. But there is a third world. This is the human world which is embedded in the two other worlds. I call it the chaotic world where humans are hum…

What does gratitude look like in AA? How is gratitude used in secular recovery? What form does gratitude take in Faith communities? What is Faith and how is it related to gratitude.By chuck77b

My church journey taught me what is precious and what is not important. Warning! Jesus Talk!By chuck77b

An inside look at AA meetings. A tour for the uninformed.By chuck77b

Both Recovery and Faith are like rivers of people on a journey. Lazarus Recovery Podcast can be like a guide to a riverboat navigating great rivers of people that are seeking safe passage.By chuck77b

What would happen if church folks could have an honest talk with folks in Recovery. I am from both places. I am a blended person. This is forty-some years of experience in the church and in recovery. Prepare to be challenged, but listen let me know your thoughts or curses! Remember I am in the family!…

This podcast needs warning labels! The content has explicit references to Jesus! And real bible verses! And a shameless plug for Jesus! Hazard! Also, It has no music bed. Let me know how it sounds. Chuck BBy chuck77b

The Star Wars Bar Scene came out when I was 3 years sober and I went with my AA friends. Recovery and Church are like that bar scene. Every kind of thing was there. And is there! I want to let you know I hear you and I will talk to you and for you. There is one slight problem. Any Recovery or Faith worth anything peddles truth. As best I can I will…

Episode 2 is about a portion of my dad's book 'My journey into the Trinity' In that chapter he talks of his days going to college by hitchhiking from his home to Bloomington, Indiana. This intersection was the place where often he was dropped off and needed to catch another ride. Often waiting at this deserted intersection he thought of his future,…

Lazarus Recovery Podcast is a broad-spectrum discussion of the junction between the secular recovery world and the faith-based recovery ministries. Our topics will include but are not limited to AA and 12 steps, Alanon, and family support groups. On the faith side, we will discuss faith-based recovery programs like Celebrate Recovery and other Chri…

Episode 1 is my introduction to the format of the Lazarus Recovery Podcast and my goals with the podcast.By chuck77b

Lazarus Recovery Podcast talks about the ground between faith and recovery. Join us in the that dangerous ground.By chuck77b