Unity is the Gift
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
A secular AA member shares about his struggles, how service heals and how good it is to tear down borders that divide us
An unexpected call
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
My phone rang at 3 in the morning. The voice on the other end was crying.
It was my father. Seventy-two hours later, I was in my parents’ home.
It was my father. Seventy-two hours later, I was in my parents’ home.
Learning to love
June 2020
| The Annual Prison Issue
After 30 hard years of liquor, violence and incarceration, he found AA, began to make amends and turned his life around
Just released—what now?
April 2017
When it’s time to leave the facility and there’s booze on every corner, Bridging the Gap can help
Here come the vans
April 2017
Just when he felt too nervous to do service, some guys who needed help saved the day
Power of the pen
April 2017
A happy mending
April 2017
A disastrous start to an overseas trip was saved by some cheerful, service-loving Brits
We Keep the Lights On
November 2011
There's nothing like the warmth and love of a small-town home group
Web Exclusive: God's Plans
November 2011
An old timer attends a meeting to hear an old friend speak and finds himself of service to a newcomer
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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