He Did Deliver Me From Bondage

In this episode Lisa and Colleen discuss the first part of the chapter I Was Desirous That My Family Should Partake.  They share their personal insights and experiences relating to step twelve, with an emotional beginning, as they prepare to discuss this last step.  They focus on the concepts of being born again and awakened to the reality that recovery is all about Christ and His strength and His...

In this episode Lisa and Colleen share their personal capturing of the scriptures found on pages 158-160, in the section titled "Preparation for Discussion of Principle Twelve: I Was Desirous That My Family Should Partake." These scriptures prepare us for the concepts we will discuss and learn in Step Twelve: Having experienced a mighty change and having awakened unto God as a result of...

In this episode Lisa and Colleen present their own thoughts and experiences on the practice of meditation. Lisa shares her journey of experiencing guided meditations and practices and how involving God and Christ in these experiences has led her to improve her conscious contact with them. She leads listeners through some brief, guided meditations and shares a simple pattern anyone can use to creat...

In this episode Colleen and Lisa interview Stacey.  Stacey takes us on a journey through her story of living with multiple addictions in addition to bipolar disorder. After years of struggling she finally finds sobriety, but her story doesn't end there. She courageously follows the direction of the Holy Ghost to return to church, repent, and experience the healing power of the Savior's A...

In this episode Colleen and Lisa wrap up the discussion of the chapter Counsel With The Lord In All Thy Doings. They weave in their own insights about the principles found in the chapter along with current quotes from modern prophets and apostles and personal experiences. They testify of the importance of personal revelation and that each and every one of us can have our own individual relationshi...

In this episode Colleen and Lisa discuss the middle of the chapter Counsel With The Lord In All Thy Doings. They continue to share their insights and experiences about developing  a truly personal relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, emphasizing the importance of receiving personal revelation for ourselves. Revelation that is heart deep, and personal is the way we can endure the cha...

In this episode Colleen and Lisa discuss the first third of the chapter Counsel With The Lord In All Thy Doings.  They share personal insights and experiences relating to step eleven, describing the importance of developing a personal relationship with God and Jesus Christ.  Both hosts weave in personal experiences, words from AA, and messages from our most recent General Conference .  A theme eme...

In this episode Colleen and Lisa share their personal capturing of the scriptures found on pages 139-141, in the section titled "Preparation for Discussion of Principle Eleven: Counsel With the Lord In All Thy Doings." These scriptures prepare us for the concepts we will discuss and learn in Step Eleven: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, seek...

In this episode Colleen and Lisa interview Lisa's husband Zach.  Zach shares his journey of lust addiction, finding hope and peace through the twelve steps, and his ongoing discovery of the Savior's mercy and love as he continues to apply Step Ten in his life. Lisa adds in a few extra details, because of course she just couldn't resist!

In this episode Colleen and Lisa go off the beaten path of the content of He Did Deliver Me From Bondage, and share their own personal insights about a booklet titled,"The Unpopular Guide to Step 10." This booklet can be purchased on Amazon or dowloaded free from a simple internet search.   The booklet is written by a group of anonymous members of Alcoholics Anonymous and is a true treas...

In this episode Lisa and Colleen discuss both the appendix section titled Discussion on Opposition, and the second half of the chapter Retain a Remission of Your Sins. They begin with a deeper dive into the principle opposition using the appendix, discussing how without opposition ,ultimately we nor God could even exist. Then they return to the chapter to discuss the need for continual repentance...

In this episode Colleen and Lisa discuss the first half of the chapter Retain a Remission of Your Sins.  They share personal insights and experiences relating to step ten, including the truth that in order to retain the change of heart we have experienced, we must continue to apply and live by the principles that we have learned in the previous nine steps. Step ten is the first of the three mainte...

In this episode Lisa and Colleen share their personal capturing of the scriptures found on pages 126-128, in the section titled "Preparation for Discussion of Principle Ten: Retain a Remission of Your Sins." These scriptures prepare us for the concepts we will discuss and learn in Step Ten: Realizing that the weakness to be tempted and to sin is a part of the mortal experience, we contin...

In this episode Colleen and Lisa invite you into a personal discussion dedicated to Easter.  They share stories and writings and of course some laughs as they talk about Christ and the power His atonement has had in both of their lives. Happy Easter Everyone!

The idea for this episode came from Lisa's husband Zach and blossomed into something different than any episode Colleen and Lisa have done in the past. Eight individuals share personal step nine insights and experiences making amends. The variety and individuality of these experiences testifies to all of us of the goodness of the Lord, His specific awareness of us, and the carefully tailored...

In this episode Colleen and Lisa interview Linda, a dear friend of Colleen's. Linda shares her journey of recovery from a personal battle with codependency and how she found hope, and growing peace in the unlikely place of divorce. She describes her story as a story of amends to herself, a beautiful and powerful illustration of step nine.

This episode is sll bonus content focused on step nine! In this episode Colleen and Lisa just had to share more! They take great joy in the recent release of the newly revised, Healing Through the Savior: The  Addiction Recovery Program 12-Step Recovery Guide. They discuss their own capturing and insights from the new guide's chapter on step nine, including sharing additional step nine materi...

In this episode Lisa and Colleen finish off their discussion of step nine, sharing personal examples ,insights, and inspiration.  They encourage listeners to take courage, make the necessary sacrifices, and go forward even in the discomfort of step nine, testifying that the peace and promises that await you are so worth every effort that this step takes!

In this episode Colleen and Lisa discuss the first half of the chapter Blessed Are All The Peacemakers.  They share personal insights and experiences relating to step nine, including some powerful quotes from the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book, as well as Clean Hands Pure Heart by Phillip Harrison. Step nine helps us all to learn how to peaceably walk with the children of men.

In this episode Colleen and Lisa discuss their personal capturing of the scriptures found on pages 115-116, in the section titled "Preparation for Discussion Of Principle Nine: Blessed Are The Peacemakers." These scriptures  prepare us for the concepts we will discuss and learn in Step Nine: Made restitution directly to those we had harmed, confessing our own wrongdoing in each instance...

In this episode Colleen and Lisa interview Char, a dear, dear long time recovery friend of Colleen's.  Char shares her powerful story of how the twelve principles changed the trajectory of her and her family's lives, with a special emphasis on step 8 and amends. Her story is a testament that Christ can help us change the messes in our lives into impactful examples of change and hope. Lis...

In this episode Colleen and Lisa discuss the second half of the chapter about step eight with a large portion of the episode focusing on Colleen's personal parable found in the chapter.  Colleen reads the parable in her own voice and shares her personal insights, and Lisa shares messages from two conference talks that add additional insight.

In this episode Colleen and Lisa discuss the first half of the chapter They Buried Their Weapons of War, for Peace.  They share their personal insights and experiences relating to step eight, focusing much of the discussion on our willingness. Lisa shares a powerful personal experience illustrating how Christ can truly do for us what we cannot do for ourselves if we can just become willing. Christ...

In this episode Lisa and Colleen discuss their personal capturing of the scriptures found on pages 104-106, in the section titled "Preparation for Discussion of Principle Eight: They Buried Their Weapons of War, For Peace." These scriptures prepare us for the concepts we will discuss and learn in Step Eight: Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make restitution...

In this episode Colleen and Lisa each share a Christmas message, well..in truth.... maybe they share a few Christmas messages, but ultimately the best message of all_ Unto us all a Son was given- even Jesus Christ!  Merry Christmas to you all! The next episode will drop the first week of January.