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New post coming on Wednesday…check back then! Enjoying my vacay too much. 🙂

Recently, a few readers have asked how to know what date these posts are published. Unfortunately, the template I’m using doesn’t include the dates. But, there is a way around that. If you’ll look at the time stamp on the post, the minutes value will always reflect the date of the post. For example, if

Due to the recent nature of the comments, I think its worthwhile to re-visit the reasons behind why this blog is here and who it is for. This blog (and the forums) are intended to be a SAFE place for wounded and hurt people who were, at one time, part of Teen Mania. This is

Ok, folks…first I’d like to thank everyone for their suggestions and techie help. An anonymous HA alumnus very generously provided the $195 fee to get started with some great forum software. Thanks! You can check out the forums at: http://forums.recoveringalumni.com the forum has since gone under and did not make the migration to this domain.

…to our regularly scheduled programming. Whew, is anyone else as exhausted from all this as I am? A couple of people have pointed out the emotional nature of these discussions. I want to acknowledge that there have been times this week when I’ve commented out of impatience, anger or frustration. I’m not exactly apologizing for

I know that writing down your Teen Mania experience is a daunting task. The Honor Academy affected us physically, spiritually, emotionally – where do we even begin? What things are important for the board of directors to know and what things should you skip? And how do you even define the issues when you probably

Just came across this post by one of my faves, the Internet Monk, and I just had to share. Its long, but worth reading. Here are 2 excerpts: Why are we, after all that confident talk of “new life,” “new creation,” “the power of God,” “healing,” “wisdom,” “miracles,” “the power of prayer,” …why are we so weak?

Can someone who is well versed in SEO or google page rankings explain to me why a google search of the term “Honor Academy” does not display my blog? I’ve mentioned those keywords a ton, plus its in the URL. This blog doesn’t register for those search terms, while intern blogs who only mention it

If you are a frequent commenter, would you consider adopting a name? You can call yourself a letter of the alphabet, like commenters ‘z’ and ‘h.” Or make up a clever name like Nunquam Honorablus. Or whatever floats your boat – no need to give up your anonymity. It would be so helpful in getting

I never expected this blog to grow as quickly as it did. Now, with over 100 posts and over 6,000 hits we’ve got quite a little community growing. I like to think of this blog as a little support group. We all benefit from each other’s wisdom and experience. I would like to sincerely thank

I’ve got 2 new stories set to publish over the next week or so. Just a reminder that if you’d like to share your story, you can contact me at recoveringalumni at hotmail dot com. Your name will not be used and you do not have to give any identifying details (unless you want to).

Since I’ll be out of town for several days, I thought I’d open the blog up for discussion without comment moderation. Please play nice while I’m gone. Comments not abiding by the comment policy will be deleted when I return. In particular, I’d love to hear from my daily readers about your experience, where you are in

Comments spouting the TM party line will not be approved. Comments that fall into this category include variations of: – Teen Mania is doing great things so you can’t criticize them. – No ministry is perfect so you should quit criticizing. (imperfection is not an excuse for abuse!) – You shouldn’t blame or attack other

A friend forwarded this email today… Hi there, My name is Tess Whelan, I’m contacting you from a documentary production company called NHNZ www.nhnz.tv in New Zealand. I’m currently researching for a potential television series based around cults and their practices for a USA network. This series will be an opportunity for people to tell

Sorry for the long hiatus in posting. I went on summer vacation and business has been booming ever since I got back. Of course, it was also nice to go a stretch without having to think about and deal with my Teen Mania issues. Stay tuned and I will be attempting to cover 2 very

According to Wikipedia Ron Luce has both a bachelors and masters degree in psychology. Now, I have absolutely no training in that field (although I’ve been to my fair share of counseling because of Teen Mania’s influence) but why would he name his ministry Teen Mania? Mania is not a desirable psychological condition, and as

I’d like to talk about one of the comments this blog received this week: And at the same time I did have plenty of experiences where people served me at TM and I was able to serve them. I remember one specific instance actual “foot washing” went on and in fact, I just posted a