The purpose of this site is to help individuals in recovery grow spiritually. A.A. defines itself as a spiritual program. Within the book of Alcoholics Anonymous we find these important statements:
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Dr. Bob of Alcoholics Anonymous, recognized the need for alcoholics to read the Bible, and he made that crystal clear. The most accurate and reliable version of Dr. Bob’s viewpoint can still be found in the A.A. conference approved pamphlet P-53 (The Co-Founders of Alcoholics Anonymous). It contains the entirety of Dr. Bob’s last major
(From the book Eternal Sobriety, Chapter 9, God’s Will, page 189,190) As we progress in our principle-based 12-Step recovery program of A.A., we come to appreciate the need to seek God’s Will in our life. Step Three embraces our common need for God. The problem that most of us encounter is in not understanding what
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(From the book Eternal Sobriety, Chapter 9, God’s Will, page 195) The expression “living one day at a time” is a principle direct from the teachings of Christ (see Matthew 6:34 below). We use this truth to stop drinking one day at a time. Long-term sobriety comes in little daily chunks. With sobriety, we further
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The 12-Step path we follow in Alcoholics Anonymous is a practical behavior changing process and can result in a positive character change within us. These Steps, if followed, will reduce our self-centered thoughts and hopefully give us some visibility in to our behavioral problems and the defects of character underlying them. Then, once uncovered, we
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Russell Spatz, a 43-year sober veteran of sponsoring hundreds of men, attending thousands of meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous, and who is sought after as the main speaker at groups all over the world, gives us a very truthful and direct answer to an issue that is increasingly of major concern to many members of Alcoholics
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When we reflect back on the nature of our problems that brought us to Alcoholics Anonymous, we find commonality with others in our fellowship. We don’t see these at first, since the pain we are experiencing overrides most of our thinking processes. It takes time for the pain to subside enough to allow for the
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This article will provide visibility to the truth about the nature and purpose of pain. There is not one person who does not experience some sort of pain or grief within the course of their lifetime. We all know what it is like to feel pain as it is a prevalent part of our existence.
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The COVID-19 virus erupted in 2020 and has brought major awareness to our generation of how frail and powerless we are as a human race. Most of the social interactions and freedoms we had previously known essentially shut down in 2020, as the virus spread throughout the world. Lockdowns, shortages, and mask-wearing have become the
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Careful consideration on the right answer to this question is vitally important to your spiritual growth while in sobriety and matters greatly as to where an individual will spend eternity. To help provide the right answer, we must explore the fundamental spiritual beliefs and principles that Alcoholics Anonymous was founded on. Alcoholism, in history, is
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As Christians, we are in a constant struggle with temptation from the moment we are saved until the moment we die. Previous articles in this series discussed building good moral character and habits and making godly choices. Good moral character means godly character. Developing godly character diminishes our struggling difficulties and gives us built in
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