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A.A.’s Christian Predecessors Excerpted from: A Guidebook to “Bill W., Dr. Bob, and the Cure of Alcoholism: The Rest of the Story” A Video Class by Dick B. and Ken B. © 2015 Anonymous. All rights reserved The Vermont of … Continue reading →

Recovery News Release for 2015  28 Years of Hands-on Experience Helping Alcoholics and Addicts; and 25 Years of Research, Travel, Interviews, Networking, Conferences, and Publications  How to Apply “Old-School” Recovery Today  By Dick B. and Ken B. © 2015 Anonymous. … Continue reading →

Bill W.’s mention of “Christ” and “the Master” in a letter he wrote in 1940, quoted on page 114 of As Bill Sees It By Dick B. © 2015 Anonymous. All rights reserved In a letter Bill W. wrote in … Continue reading →

The Importance Yesteryear and Now of the Book of James, Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount, and 1 Corinthians 13 in Early Akron A.A.’s Basic Ideas and Founding Principles and Practices What’s Emerging from “Old-School” A.A. in Today’s Basic A.A. Bible … Continue reading →

“The Word-of-Mouth Program”/“Six Steps” of Bill W. (Compiled, and with a Commentary, by Dick B. and Ken B.) By Dick B. and Ken B. © 2014 Anonymous. All rights reserved On a number of occasions, Bill W. discussed how his … Continue reading →

Surrenders / New Birth Requirement in Early Akron A.A. (Ed Andy, Larry Bauer, Clarence Snyder, and J.D. Holmes) Dick B. © 2014 Anonymous. All rights reserved Even more significant was the fact that Dr. Bob himself insisted that new members … Continue reading →

A.A. Authorities, Directors, Managers, Conference or Board Leaders Give You an Order or Tell You What You Can’t Do, Say, Discuss, or Read Some Words of Comfort for Those Who Receive Such Messages By Dick B. © 2014 Anonymous. All … Continue reading →

Your Suggestions as to Effective Christian Recovery Help By Dick B. Please contact me if you can suggest a Christian Recovery Residential Facility, a Christian Treatment Facility, or a Christian Recovery Fellowship Day in and day out, we receive phone … Continue reading →

Arch Builders A Challenging New Recovery Fellowship, Recovery Program, and Explanatory Guide Book By Dick B. © 2014 Anonymous. All rights reserved Arizona’s Enthusiastic Recovered Christian 12-Steppers Working to Harmonize Today’s Big Book A.A. Foundation with Akron A.A.’s Old School … Continue reading →

In addition to our many other August improvements and changes, we have had one of those additional miracles God keeps heaping up for service. Maui has been slow slow slow to respond to old school recovery facts. But there has … Continue reading →