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January 2017

January 31, 2017

The Most Rebellious Thing a Christian Can Do

Jesus taught us how to #resist. Jesus was a revolutionary who stood against the status...

January 14, 2017

How One Southern Girl Found the Limit of Her Dad’s Love

Brandi Burgess, daughter of conservative Christian radio host, Rick Burgess, is gay. And her father's...

January 12, 2017

Why I Need Jesus to Look More Like Superman

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's...Jesus?

January 03, 2017

What if Jesus was the Pastor of Your Church?

I don’t know what church would look like if Jesus was the pastor, but I...

December 2016

December 12, 2016

1 Simple Way to Support Suicide Prevention for the Holidays

The world is full of people who feel hopeless. While the holidays may be a...

November 2016

November 29, 2016

5 Self-Care Tips When You’re in Recovery

In the early days of recovery, it feels like you have such little control over...

November 15, 2016

5 Ways Self-Care Saved My Life

Those who found me thought it was a murder scene. Apparently the pink Benadryl pills,...

November 11, 2016

Shame: A Big Gulp of Shut Up Juice

Join me today for a conversation about shame with Todd Littleton. And check out this...

November 04, 2016

What Happens When Your First Memory is Rape?

A culture that diminishes sexual violence is indelibly linked to my experience. I still have...

November 03, 2016

Readers’ Favorite Review of “From Pastor to a Psych Ward”

From Pastor to Psych Ward: Recovery from a Suicide Attempt is Possible by Steve Austin...

October 2016

October 30, 2016

Steve Austin: This is My Story (Video)

Abuse, addiction, and a suicide attempt weren't the end of Steve Austin's story. In fact,...

October 24, 2016

Self-Care for the Wounded Soul

If you have ever felt hopeless, if you have ever believed that all the bad...

October 18, 2016

The Power of Story in Preventing Suicide

Billy was a teen in our church youth group in Nashville. He seemed a happy-go-lucky...

October 13, 2016

How to Not Be a Christian Dumbass

Do you have a list of memorable conversations in your memory? Ones you wish you...

October 12, 2016

What Do You Do When Someone You Love Attempts Suicide?

When the role of caregiver gets dumped in your lap after someone tries to kill...

October 11, 2016

6 Powerful Things to Remember About Healing

Healing is possible. No matter what you have faced. You can heal from your addiction,...

October 07, 2016

ASK STEVE #1: What is Grace?

The first question in my brand-new ASK STEVE series comes from a Twitter follower, who...

October 06, 2016

Do You Hear Jesus Speaking in the Darkness?

How do you find God in the dark? It's a question I've been asked countless...

October 05, 2016

Why I Believe God Works Ordinarily

For years, I believed exactly what Christine Caine's quote says: God can do in a...

September 2016

September 28, 2016

Benefits of the Psych Ward and the Church

As the nurse wheeled me down the long and lonely corridor and through the locked...

September 27, 2016

A Book for Anyone Affected by Suicide, Addiction, or Abuse

I'm honored to have my book reviewed on Good Men Project this week! Juana Garcia...

September 25, 2016

Why I Want Faith Like Water

My faith matters to me. I read the Bible. I attend church. I pray when...

September 22, 2016

How to Help Me Prevent Suicide for Less than $3

I am Steve Austin, author of the Amazon best-seller, From Pastor to a Psych Ward....

September 21, 2016

Reflecting on Four Years I Never Expected to Have

Four years ago today, I woke up in a fog like I've never experienced before....

September 20, 2016

Why I Believe Messy Grace Changes Everything

Four years ago, I would have never believed I would be a pastor again, or...

September 20, 2016

What Does it Take to be a Creative Success?

My friend Tanner Gers is a blind paralympian, an entrepreneur, and an extreme motivator. He's...

September 19, 2016

Faith and Doubt: Do We Really Have to Agree on Everything?

Have you ever been cut off by a friend? I don’t mean moving away and...

September 18, 2016

To be a Christian, Or to be Crazy? That is the Question.

If the Prodigal Son had been able to work through the smothering lies that come...

September 16, 2016

Amazon is Giving Away 10 Copies of My Book Right Now!

Suicide Prevention Month lasts another two weeks and I'm pumped to tell you that I've...

September 15, 2016

They Never Found My Suicide Notes

How can you apologize for the wrong you’re about to commit? How can you possibly...