Wet in a Dry Country
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
A social worker puts on her AA hat and says a few prayers to help an alcoholic on the other side of the world
Chain Reaction
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
In Twelfth Step work, sometimes we throw a stone, making ripples that keep on going in ways we can’t imagine
Coincidence Or Small Miracle?
March 1973
On the program for just one shaky month, this member had to leave the security of his home group. What happened then gives one cause to wonder. . .
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
March 1973
<emphasis type="italic">"There were men like clergyman Sam Shoemaker, whose early teachings did so much to inspire Dr. Bob and me."</emphasis> Bill W. in <emphasis type="italic">AA Comes of Age</emphasis>
Come with Me on My Rounds. . .
February 1971
A hard night's duty in a hospital that cares for suffering alcoholics brings deeper understanding and respect
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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