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
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
Ideas That Work
May 1981
Bridging the Gap
May 1981
No Price Tag on Benefits
July 1980
Chairing an institution meeting was one of the rewards of his sobriety
Laughter Is Our Best Medicine
July 1980
Excerpts from the new AA book "Dr. Bob and the Good Oldtimers" show both humorous and serious sides of our co-founder
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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