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Good morning! Today we are at Chapter 4 - We Agnostics, Page 44. We should start by defining some terms. "Agnostic" is comprised of two parts: "Ag" which is...
Jim K.
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Feb 1, 2005
12:46 pm
7049
Good morning everyone! ***Here's a good exercise for Chapter 4. Read through and count how many times the word "prejudice" in it's various forms appears. Also ...
Jim K.
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Feb 2, 2005
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7050
Good Morning Everyone! Appendix II - "The Spiritual Experience" is found on page 567. "The terms "spiritual experience" and "spiritual awakening" are used many...
Jim K.
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Feb 3, 2005
12:30 pm
7051
Good morning! We can gain some insight into the writing of the book through an examination of the original text (pre-publication "Multilith") in conjunction...
Jim K.
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Feb 4, 2005
1:43 pm
7052
Good Morning everyone! Beginning on Page 59, paragraph 1, we'll continue to examine the text as originally written to see the changes made before the first ...
Jim K.
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Feb 7, 2005
1:35 pm
7053
Good Morning, everyone! Paragraph 2 on page 60 - original text in (parenthesis) and my editorial notes in [brackets]: "Our description of the alcoholic, [found...
Jim K.
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Feb 8, 2005
12:27 pm
7054
'Morning everyone :) We are on page 62, Paragraph 3. Here we find out the position that God will occupy in our lives: "This is the how and the why of it. First...
Jim K.
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Feb 9, 2005
12:38 pm
7055
Good morning, everyone! We are at the bottom of page 63, last paragraph: "Next we launched out on a course of vigorous action, the first step of which is a...
Jim K.
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Feb 10, 2005
12:38 pm
7056
Good morning everyone! We're at Paragraph 3 on page 64 - "Resentment is the number one offender. It destroys more alcoholics than anything else." Again we see...
Jim K.
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Feb 11, 2005
1:39 pm
7057
Good morning! We are filling out the third column of the first of four parts of our 4th Step inventory. The four parts are: 1. Resentments 2. Fears 3. Sexual...
Jim K.
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Feb 14, 2005
1:37 pm
7058
Good Morning, everyone! We are at page 72 - Chapter 6 "Into Action" - and we're about to embark on our discussion of the 5th Step! "Having made our personal...
Jim K.
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Feb 15, 2005
12:22 pm
7059
Good morning everyone! We are on Page 75. Paragraph 2 includes the 5th Step promises: "Once we have taken this step, withholding nothing, we are delighted. We...
Jim K.
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Feb 16, 2005
12:18 pm
7060
Good Morning Everyone! Page 76 - Let's look at the first paragraph. Believe it or not, there is a prayer for the 6th Step too: "Can He now take them all -...
Jim K.
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Feb 17, 2005
12:36 pm
7061
Welcome everyone and good morning! Let's read through starting from the bottom of page 76 and on to the top of page 77. Here is where we find out what our...
Karen
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Feb 18, 2005
1:37 pm
7062
Good Morning! We are at the bottom of page 80. The next several paragraphs, through the end of paragraph 1 on page 82, deal with the problems associated with...
Karen
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Feb 21, 2005
12:55 pm
7063
Good Morning everyone! Although it seems like we're running through the Steps, keep in mind that in this chapter alone we cover steps 5 through 10 -- a mere 16...
Karen
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Feb 22, 2005
1:35 pm
7064
Good Morning! Page 85, Paragraph 1 - While we have recovered from alcoholism: "We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve...
Karen
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Feb 23, 2005
12:56 pm
7065
Good morning everyone and welcome back. We're at Page 86, paragraph 2: "On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. ... we ask God to direct...
Karen
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Feb 24, 2005
1:25 pm
7066
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,...
Karen
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Feb 25, 2005
1:15 pm
7067
Good morning everyone! First, an editorial side-note... I spoke with Jim this morning. He's back from sunny Aruba (although his luggage is not). He sends his...
Karen
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Feb 28, 2005
1:43 pm
7068
Good morning everyone! Thanks to Karen for keeping this thing on track while I was gone! "Chapter 8 - To Wives" begins on page 104. There is some historical ...
Jim K.
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Mar 1, 2005
12:38 pm
7069
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...
Jim K.
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Mar 2, 2005
12:29 pm
7070
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 ...
Jim K.
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Mar 3, 2005
1:07 pm
7071
Good Mornin' all! 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 a...
Jim K.
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Mar 4, 2005
1:38 pm
7072
Good Mornin' all- 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...
Jim K.
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Mar 7, 2005
1:15 pm
7073
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 are aware of the...
Jim K.
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Mar 8, 2005
12:27 pm
7074
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 at 293 Central Park...
Jim K.
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Mar 9, 2005
12:56 pm
7075
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...
Jim K.
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Mar 10, 2005
1:37 pm
7076
Welcome everyone! We've just completed our last cycle and we will start from the Title page and work our way through to Doctor Bob's story once again. The next...
Jim K.
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Mar 10, 2005
1:50 pm
7077
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...
Jim K.
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Mar 11, 2005
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