You may be familiar with the song that says “rainy days and Mondays always get me down”. Great song, but a horrible message. Personally I love the rain. Perhaps it’s because I grew up as a desert rat in Ridgecrest. Or perhaps it’s because it refreshes and renews everything. One of my favorite songs we…

So we hear the “Four more years” chant with politicians all the time. I was thinking about that as I added another candle to my own birthday count. Our regular birthdays and our recovery birthdays are just ways to keep track of the calendar. The beautiful thing is that I am made new every day.…

So I just heard on the radio that today, Feb 17, is Random Acts of Kindness Day. I think that is fabulous. The thing is, I think my acts of kindness should be intentional. It’s great to go and do something nice for a person “just ‘cuz”, but wouldn’t it be better if we were…

Hey folks, have you ever thought about your family? Would you sometimes like to change some of them. Perhaps a mid-season trade for a player to be named later? I know that feeling. We don’t get to choose our family, but they still have a tremendous effect on our lives. This is why I love…

Wow, what a great testimony we heard from Bev Pippen on Friday night. So many times people are under the impression that the folks who attend Celebrate Recovery are a bunch of people who can barely function in the real world. This is so far from the truth! On Friday night Feb 6th Bev shared…

Welcome to the Celebrate Recovery at RCA Church blog! My name is Paul Pippen and I am the Ministry Leader of CR here at RCA Church in Ridgecrest, CA. We meet on Friday nights. Our CRBQ dinner starts at 6:30, Big Group is at 7:00, Open Share Groups start at 8:00, and we finish up…