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Step 1, Bill's Story, Eric C., May 20, 2013

oabbss wrote 23 hours ago: 1. We admitted we were powerless over food—that our lives had become unmanageable. Download and list … more →

Tags: 2013 Speakers, Bill's story, food addiction, Step 1, Eric

Maria Howell: As a Sensitive Artist, You Want to Know About Life

Vanessa Lowry wrote 1 week ago: Actress, Singer and Voiceover artist, Maria Howell is best known as the choir soloist from the movie … more →

Tags: Actor, Artist, ~Musician~, singer, songwriter, Storyteller, teacher, Art as Worship, Devious Maids

Cultivating a culture of call

emilyholladay wrote 1 week ago: The following post comes from Bill Wilson, president of the Center for Congregational Health. Nearly … more →

Tags: General CBF, church, SEMINARY, calling, Vocation, Laity, vocational ministry, center for congregational health, Congregation

Continued Willingness

genesissoberliving wrote 2 weeks ago: “When drinking, I lived in spiritual, emotional, and sometimes, physical confinement. I had construc … more →

Tags: aa, Freedom, Drinking, dry, Prison, probation, Reprieve, willing

Continued Willingness

Brent David Fraser wrote 2 weeks ago: “When drinking, I lived in spiritual, emotional, and sometimes, physical confinement. I had co … more →

Tags: Declarations of Spirit, willing, Freedom, aa, Prison, Drinking, dry, Reprieve, probation

A.A. Bill W. Said The Lord has been so Wonderful to me, Curing me of this terrible disease,

williambagley28 wrote 2 weeks ago: … more →

Tags: Bible and Big Book Studies Step 11 Improve your conscio, Christian, aa, Christ, Alcoholics, spirituality, Friends of Bill W., History

Bill W. A Biography of Alcoholics Anonymous Cofounder Bill Wilson (literature as a tool)

Lydia wrote 3 weeks ago: Carole and I read this book together in the morning on days that I went to work.  We read just for a … more →

Tags: Alcoholics Anonymous, literature as a tool

A.A. co-founder took LSD, looking to help the many alcoholics A.A. was failing2 comments

mywordlikefire wrote 3 weeks ago: Bill Wilson knew A.A. was relatively ineffective. Yes, there are the success stories, which are shar … more →

Tags: Dick B., Higher Power, lsd, Mohammed, mormon, Success rate

Bacchus Loves Biology

wilsoncreekwinery wrote 4 weeks ago: Environmental Sustainability and Improved Winemaking Greg Pennyroyal, who Bill Wilson, of Wilson Cre … more →

Tags: Wine Musings, Wilson Creek, Temecula, Wine, Grapes, Vineyard, Wine Country, Biology, Earth Day

Local Musician Check-in: Sons of Bill2 comments

Scott Tiernan wrote 1 month ago: This month we had the pleasure of sitting down with “self-renounced” rock star, James Wilson of Sons … more →

Tags: Music, Sons of Bill, Local Musician Check-in, Sam Wilson, Sons of Bill, Charlottesville Music Scene, sons of bills sirens, James Wilson, Abe Wilson

A Church Built on Second Chances: Sermon for April 14, 20131 comment

Emily C. Heath wrote 1 month ago: A couple of weeks ago, right before Easter, we shared the stories of Holy Week. And one that we read … more →

Tags: Sermons, Jesus, Sermon, UCC, Lectionary, peter, John 21, Simon Peter, Second Chances

Roles for media and news1 comment

andrew wrote 1 month ago: I read the New York Times. We get home delivery on Sundays and have access to the web content daily. … more →

Tags: Reading, writing, New York Times, William James, Addiction, thoreau, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Paul Krugman

Be Careful3 comments

lypenner wrote 2 months ago: Spring in Winnipeg these days looks an awful lot like winter, with high snowbanks that are melting t … more →

Tags: Alcoholics Anonymous

The Home of Alcoholics Anonymous - How It Works8 comments

cougarblogger wrote 2 months ago: This here’s a story about a man named Bill, a pitiful hustler who founded a religious cult tha … more →

Tags: Truth regarding Alcoholics Anonymous, aa, Anonymity, Laura Tompkins, Alcoholics Anonymous, Outside Issues, Lone Ranger, rape in AA, Murder in AA

8 Pastors= 8 Heroes pt 3 of 4

victorsheroes wrote 2 months ago: In 1971 My Mom convinced my Dad that we should move to Worcester, Massachusetts and I don’t kn … more →

Tags: Metro Assembly of God, Yogi Bear, Ministry, worcester

Short Film: 'The Clerk Retires' by Jerry Griffin

Performance Gallery wrote 2 months ago: In Alabama, United States, a man retires after many years in the role of Public Servant. He is a gen … more →

Tags: performance gallery, Photography, Independent Film, Anniston, Alabama, Hon. Ted Hooks, Circuit Court clerk, calhouncountyal.org, calhounchamber.com

Idle No More: Attacking Revenue Streams1 comment

Elyse Bruce wrote 3 months ago: Last month, a discussion took place in one of the Idle No More groups to which I belong. Bill Wilson … more →

Tags: Education, news 2, Elyse Bruce, Thomas D. Taylor, Idle No More, AFN, Justin Trudeau, Sophie Grégoire, pierre-elliot trudeau

A.A. co-founder "claimed some power over spiritualistic phenomena"2 comments

mywordlikefire wrote 3 months ago: “[A.A. co-founder Bill Wilson] experimented with and eventually claimed some power over spirit … more →

Tags: Higher Power, Spiritualism, Séance, Power, Demon, Medium, Deuteronomy 18, channgeling, Talking to the Dead

LSD because of A.A.'s limited effectiveness

mywordlikefire wrote 3 months ago: Why did A.A. co-founder Bill Wilson decide to engage in LSD experimentation? Wilson’s “m … more →

Tags: aa, Alcoholics Anonymous, spirituality, History, lsd, Faith


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