The Lifestyle of Recovery
Listen to the 7-minute podcast version Watch a 90-second introduction video (previously published on June 2, 2019) Hi, I’m Steve, and I’m an alcoholic. When some people hear those… Read More »The Lifestyle of Recovery
Steve Ward
Thank You and Next Steps
Recently, many of you helped us make decisions that will take STEPS Ministries to a new level. We will relaunch this blog soon with video and podcast content and… Read More »Thank You and Next Steps
Big Change Coming, and We Need Your Ideas
Each Monday morning, you have been getting an email from me with the text of that week’s STEPS Journey Blog article in the note. In a few weeks, that will… Read More »Big Change Coming, and We Need Your Ideas
Release
– by John Griffin Schou (Samford University student interning at STEPS Ministries) I see the students hunched over their desks, bare eyes staring at open books. I see their desks… Read More »Release
Relapse is a Battle (and a War)
There are people who relapse after being sober for years, even decades. Others after only weeks or months, and they repeat that backsliding cycle over, and over, and over. Some… Read More »Relapse is a Battle (and a War)
Living Life Well
There are 7.7 billion people in the world, and 250 are born every minute. Incredibly, what life is like is different for every single one of them. People are born… Read More »Living Life Well
It’s How You Finish
It was a simple text to see how my friend was doing. But his wife was the one who sent the reply … As recently as last Thursday, he… Read More »It’s How You Finish
The Lifestyle of Recovery
Listen to the 5-minute podcast version Watch a 1-minute introductory video Powered by embed youtube video and how to stop gamstop Hi, I’m Steve, and I’m an alcoholic. When some… Read More »The Lifestyle of Recovery
Taking the Right Steps
You would think life would be easier than it sometimes seems to be. Unfortunately, we often make it harder on ourselves. Because we make the same mistakes over and over.… Read More »Taking the Right Steps
Changing How We Think About Addiction
Many people don’t like to change. But to protect your kids from addiction, you may have to. There have long been misconceptions about addiction that needed to be adjusted. In… Read More »Changing How We Think About Addiction