Sometime after we come into the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous, we are introduced to the idea that we have an emptiness inside us sometimes described as a “God-sized hole.” The pursuit of something to fill the hole becomes the beginning point of recovery for many. That idea came from a famous quote from a very […]

I spoke recently in a Zoom Christian AA meeting called “Friends of Dr. Bob.” This meeting was the kickoff meeting and consists of two segments. The first segment is a discussion meeting on scripture-based topics similar to the early Akron meetings with Dr. Bob. It’s a one-hour meeting with a lead topic and 3-minute comments

In most A.A. meetings, there will be some reference to character defects or shortcomings. In Alcoholics Anonymous, fondly referred to as the Big Book, character defects are so detrimental to sobriety that the middle four of the 12 steps themselves are dedicated to identifying and removing them. These life-changing Steps were derived from the Oxford

This author recently was invited to speak to a group of recovering individuals in a group session at a Substance Abuse Center. The session was on the selected topic “Why We Experience Pain”. It was based upon the articles on this website and material from the book Eternal Sobriety. The emphasis was on how emotional

When we first encounter a recovery process for alcoholism or drug addiction, we are steeped with mental attitudes and beliefs that have built up over a lifetime of substance abuse. For many of us, our consequences have brought us to the doors of a 12-Step recovery program as the last option. We have lost control

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