I'll repeat what was said earlier - Nothing more about "Diane the teacher" or other topics outside of the scope of the Big Book Study - Online. I've deleted...
Good morning everyone! Chapter 7 starts on page 89. It is dedicated in its entirety to Step 12. "Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps,...
Good morning everyone! Let's go to page 100, last paragraph- "Assuming we are spiritually fit, we can do all sorts of things alcoholics are not supposed to do....
"Assuming we are spiritually fit, we can do all sorts of things alcoholics are not supposed to do. This statement reminds me of when, as a newcomer, I asked...
Good morning everyone! Most of the comments on this chapter were written by my friend and co-moderator Karen- "Chapter 8 - To Wives" begins on page 104. There...
Good Morning all! Today we will begin on page 122 - "The Family Afterward." The dynamics of a family that has endured alcoholism are skewed to the point where...
I will never experience God by reading about God, thinking and meditating about God or even praying to God. The only way I will ever come close to knowing God...
Good Morning everyone! We're at page 128 of Chapter 9 - "The Family Afterward." The reading from here through the bottom of page 130 centers on, for lack of a...
Good morning everyone! Chapter 10 - To Employers begins on page 136. This chapter was written by Hank Parkhurst. Hank was one of the early New York members and...
Good Morning ! We are beginning at the bottom of page 145. Reading through to page 148, there are many ideas that have been adopted by industry in general...
Good Morning, Chapter 11 - "A Vision for You" begins on page 151. If you have been following along with the study from the beginning, you have learned much...
Bill's writing style often goes like this: "First he tells you what he is going to tell you, then he tells you, then he tells you what he has just got through...
Good morning all! There are a great many places that have marked AA's early history. The Mayflower Hotel in Ohio is one. Towns Hospital - 293 Central Park West...
Good Morning, everyone! Dr. Bob's Nightmare is the first of the personal stories on page 171. Page 165 is interesting however. This is the Section Heading...
The Title Page states: "How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism" - this was really new news for me after the import of this ...
Reverend Sam Shoemaker was Bill Wilson's spiritual mentor from his earliest days of Sobriety. He was head of the Oxford Group for the entire United States!...
The next cycle begins today! The details: There are several Big Book Studies that I have been running for several years now. Here are the details: 1. The...
Welcome everyone to the newest cycle of our Big Book Study! We'll be examining the book very closely throughout the coming weeks. It is important to note that...
Good morning everyone! Let's turn to page xi, the Preface to the Third Edition, and look at paragraph #2. This book is identified as "the basic text for our...
Turn to page xiii, the Foreword to the First Edition. The first paragraph is where we want to draw our attention. Bill realized that there is strength in the...
Good morning everyone, and welcome to those who have just joined us! Turning to page xv and reading through to the end of the foreword to the second edition,...
Four Founding Moments Of AA: Bill W. tells us "The Spark that was to flare into the first AA Group was struck in Akron, Ohio, in June 1935. . . ," yet, the...
District 40 presents a: History of AA Seminar This Saturday, November 7th, 2009 1:00 pm till 5:00 pm 228 Club, 228 South 6th Street Richmond, IN 47374 765...
Hi Bob (Bob S.) I enjoy, and learn from, your posts here. It lightens up the routine for me. (This is not my first round in this BBS group.) But please,...
Paul writes: "I have learned that it is dangerous for me to look for something "between the lines" that perhaps actually is not there." Bob replies: Yes, I...
I apologize for the Netlog post. Evidently my address book was hacked. This did not come from me. I would never send such a message on purpose.  ...
Page xvi from the FORWARD TO THE SECOND EDITION states “Though he could not accept all the tenets of the Oxford Groups, he was convinced of the need for: ü...
Good morning everyone! We're still on page xvii of the foreword to the second edition. The book describes two centers of activity around 1936. AA's group...
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