No single method solves every struggle. Not the steps alone. Not church alone. Not therapy alone. Today Mike and Corey dig into something the founder of AA himself put in writing — AA is not a cure-all, even for alcoholism. That kind of honesty takes humility. And humility, it turns out, is the whole ballgame. Mike shares how it took being broken down completely before he could even consider asking for help. Corey connects it to the gym, to ego, and to that dangerous moment around 90 days when things start to feel a little too comfortable. Pride comes before the fall — or in recovery language, before the relapse.

The stone for today: No single method solves every struggle. Growth requires humility — the willingness to receive help wherever wisdom and healing may be found.

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Change doesn't announce itself. It starts with a small realization — something someone says in a meeting, a quiet thought about calling someone you haven't talked to in a while — and if you pay attention to it, something new starts to take root. Today Mike and Corey dig into what it means to nurture those small moments instead of letting them pass. Corey's old sponsor Doug had a line that stuck: you can't see until you can see, and you can't hear until you can hear. At some point, something shifts and you can't un-see it.

The stone for today: Change often begins quietly. A single moment of clarity can start a deeper transformation, planting new roots where old patterns once grew.

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They're back. After a week of wonderful guest voices, Pastor Mike and Corey reunite for April 21st — and it feels like picking up right where they left off. Today's ripple is about faith as a practice rather than a possession: something you tend, quietly, over time, like a garden. Corey shares the index card system he's been carrying in his pocket — working through one word a month from page 84 — and then gets bracingly honest about what it felt like when alcohol worked. And why that's exactly the point.

The stone for today: Faith rarely arrives fully formed. Like a garden, it grows through attention, patience, and repeated practice. What I nurture quietly shapes who I become.

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Actions tell part of the story. Motives tell the rest. Today Pastor Mike and his wife Cristi are back for day two, and they get into something most of us don't like to examine too closely — the real reason we do what we do. Cristi brings a sharp and honest take: she used to give financially expecting God to return it double, that same week. Mike calls it transactional faith. She calls it growth that she'd rather examine quietly, thanks very much. And it turns out, that's sanctifying grace — whether you know the term or not.

The stone for today: Actions alone do not reveal the whole story. Motives shape the meaning behind what I do. Honest self-examination helps uncover whether I'm acting from love or from hidden self-interest.

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Daily Ripples is a daily devotional reflection connecting recovery principles with the life of faith. New episodes every day at dailyripples.com.

Two people who met at church, both broken, both in need — and found each other there. Today Pastor Mike brings in his most personal guest yet: his wife Cristi. Together they unpack what real connection actually requires, and it turns out it's not having it together. It's being willing to admit that you don't. Cristi brings a perspective that's easy to miss in a recovery-focused podcast — she's not an alcoholic, doesn't come from an alcoholic family, and still finds the Daily Ripples speaking directly to her life every single day. Because brokenness is brokenness, in any form.

The stone for today: Human connection rarely begins with perfection. It begins with shared weakness. When I stop pretending to have it all together, real fellowship becomes possible.

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Daily Ripples is a daily devotional reflection connecting recovery principles with the life of faith. New episodes every day at dailyripples.com.

Deception rarely starts as a big lie. It starts as a small one — like a kid on a scooter faking a scraped knee to draw attention away from the friend he just hurt. Today Corey goes solo and gets bracingly honest about honesty itself: how it doesn't come naturally, why self-appraisal alone is never enough, and what it actually took — the steps, a sponsor, another human being willing to sit with him through the work — to learn how to live in the truth. Corey at his most unfiltered, and well worth the listen.

The stone for today: Deception rarely begins with others — it begins within. When I distort reality to protect my image or comfort, I slowly lose touch with truth.

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Daily Ripples is a daily devotional reflection connecting recovery principles with the life of faith. New episodes every day at dailyripples.com.

Fear doesn't always look like fear. It shows up as anger, resentment, control, isolation — and if you've been carrying it long enough, it starts to feel normal. In today's solo episode, Pastor Mike gets personal about what fear actually is — not just an emotion, but a soul-sickness that distorts the lens through which we see God, other people, and ourselves. The good news? You don't have to be fearless. You just have to be courageous. And those are very different things.

The stone for today: Fear grows where love is absent. When I allow fear to dominate my thinking, it distorts my view of God, others, and even myself. Love restores clarity.

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Daily Ripples is a daily devotional reflection connecting recovery principles with the life of faith. New episodes every day at dailyripples.com.

There's a difference between a reaction and a response — and that gap is where freedom lives. On Larry's final day as guest co-host, he and Pastor Mike land on something worth sitting with: when you react to someone, they're actually in control of what you say and do. But when you pause and respond from who you truly are, your words belong to you again. Mike adds a recovery room classic — a 33-year veteran once told him to take the cotton out of his ears and put it in his mouth. Sometimes the wisest move is to stop talking and start listening.

The stone for today: Anger can feel powerful, even justified. Yet when it lingers, it slowly corrodes the heart. What begins as a reaction can become a habit that shapes how I see the world.

Read today's full Daily Ripple at www.dailyripples.com — and we'd love to hear from you. Reach out any time at wave@dailyripples.com.

Daily Ripples is a daily devotional reflection connecting recovery principles with the life of faith. New episodes every day at dailyripples.com.