Christian Recovery Blog

Faith-Powered Recovery Stories and Resources

At The Dunamis Initiative, we believe that faith has the power to transform every life it touches.

Our Christian Recovery Blog shares stories of hope, healing, and the strength found through Christ. Here, you’ll find real testimonies of recovery, spiritual insights, and tools to help you grow stronger in both faith and freedom. Whether you’re walking your own recovery journey or supporting someone who is, this space is your source of inspiration, truth, and transformation.

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How Churches Can Provide “A Way Out” of Addiction

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Dunamis: What Does It Really Mean?

Christian 12 Step recovery resources

Spiritual Awakening in Recovery: Post-Traumatic Growth and Faith

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The Serenity Prayer Isn’t About Coping — It’s About Power: The Christian Meaning of the Serenity Prayer

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Stepping Into Power: A Christian Walk Through the 12 Steps

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Christians and AA: Faith, History, and the 12 Steps

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Christian 12 Step recovery resources

Spiritual Awakening in Recovery: Post-Traumatic Growth and Faith

We’ve been exploring different domains of Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG), a powerful framework for healing after ...

Post-Traumatic Growth in Recovery: Seeking New Possibilities

When trauma leaves its mark, it often feels impossible to move past the pain. In ...

Post-Traumatic Growth in Recovery Finding Your Tribe

Post-Traumatic Growth: Finding Your Tribe in Recovery

If you’ve ever felt like you don’t fit in at church—or even that you’re not ...

From “In Recovery” to “Recovered”: How Post-Traumatic Growth Shapes the Recovery Journey

Recovery from addiction is more than surviving—it’s about growing. In this post, we’ll explore how ...

God Positioning System (GPS)

Many years ago, I recognized that I was unable to quit drinking on my own. ...

Let’s Go 360 Podcast: Addiction Isn’t Like It Is on TV

I recently had the chance to join Greg Kelley on the Let’s Go 360 podcast. ...

Transform the Mind to Transform the Life

Recently, I had the privilege of speaking at the national conference for the Christian Medical ...

Faith verses hope in addiction

“Wake up! Wake UP!” yells 5-year-old Tyrell, as he pulls at the sheets of his ...

I’m Sober — Why Don’t People Trust Me? Rebuilding Trust After Addiction

Why Doesn’t Sobriety Automatically Restore Trust? You’ve stopped using. You’re going to meetings. You’re trying ...

Teaching Lessons Used in the Recovery World

When people enter recovery, their brains often are not functioning well. Their thinking is so ...

The Promises of a New Life in Sobriety

In many meetings of AA, there is a scheduled reading (frequently toward the beginning of ...

Recovering Thanksgiving

An article I read the other day lamented that the holiday of Thanksgiving has become ...