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

Jesus is the light of the world the light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it Jesus christ is the way, the truth, and the life

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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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 ...

How should we define addiction in layman’s terms?

What does addiction really mean? The word “addiction” used to be whispered in hushed tones, ...

“Dissecting” the Lord’s Prayer

Another very common prayer used in the rooms of AA is the Lord’s Prayer. This ...

How is Dunamis Effect different from AA?

Anybody that says “Dunamis Effect” is anti-AA, obviously hasn’t read the book. There must be ...

Should Christians use Mediation?

In my new book, Dissecting the Prayers and Promises of AA, we do a deep ...

The Director’s Cut For Your Life

When filming a movie, the director starts with a complete story in mind, but often ...

The Dunamis Initiative & CMDA

Pictured above is Dr. Don Middleton with Dr. Mike Chubb, CEO of CMDA We’re excited ...

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Why Does Someone Use In The First Place?

It’s a question that gets asked often—sometimes with curiosity, but often with confusion or frustration: ...

Is Someone on Suboxone Really Sober?

As children, we knew a song about an old woman who swallowed a fly. She ...

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I'm Don, and I Am… Sometimes I just can’t help myself. I love to stir ...