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- "Stick with the Winners!" Old School A.A. Training, Meetings, Workshops, Classes - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2012 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),Preparations for Launching the “Stick with the Winners!” Workshops, Meetings, Conferences, Guidebook, Video Series, and Supportive Resources Almost Completed in Readiness for May 14-21 Events in California By Dick B. International Christian Recovery Coalition A massive amount of ...
Views: 1519 - 2011 International Christian Recovery Coalition Projects - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),The International Christian Recovery Coalition Announces Christian Recovery Resource Centers Recent Developments as of February 11, 2011 The International Christian Recovery Coalition (www.ChristianRecoveryCoalition.com) was founded in July 2009. Its headquarters office is in ...
Views: 1812 - A "Daily Meditation" Book by Dick B.? My answer: Not needed! - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2011 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),Is a Dick B. “Daily Meditation” Book Needed? My Answer: No! Dick B. Copyright 2011 Anonymous. All rights reserved About A.A. Meditation Books Actually Read by Pioneers and Christians Not very long ago, an A.A. historian said the following in the Foreword to an A.A.-related ...
Views: 1493 - A Christian Recovery Package That All Can Use - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2012 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),A Christian Recovery Package That All Can Use By Dick B. © 2012 Anonymous. All rights reserved The Present, Diverse Approaches That Leave Many Christians Baffled There are many fine approaches that help Christians recover from alcoholism, addiction, and other life-controlling problems. ...
Views: 1491 - A Persistent Voice For Christian Recovery Today - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2008 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),A Persistent Voice for Christian Recovery from Alcoholism Today - even in the 12 Step Fellowship to which I belong Dick B., 2008, http://www.dickb.com/index.shtml I’d like to have oodles of Christians know that I came into the Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous almost twenty-two years ...
Views: 882 - A.A,'s "Big Book," Rev. Sam Shoemaker, and Bill W. - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2008 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),A.A.’s “Big Book,” Rev. Sam Shoemaker, and Bill W. By Dick B. © 2008 Anonymous. All rights reserved Lois Wilson’s Observation as to Sam Shoemaker’s Big Book Role The biography of Lois Wilson states: “Dr. Shoemaker was to play a significant role in ...
Views: 3598 - A.A. History Brief: Oxford Group Principles - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),A.A. History Brief: Oxford Group Principles By Dick B. © 2011 Anonymous. All rights reserved What the Oxford Group Principles Were Many within and without the Oxford Group have endeavored to describe the principles of the Oxford Group. One Australian Oxford Group writer spoke of eight ...
Views: 4139 - A.A. Relapses, Successes, Cures - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2008 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),http://sponsortosponsor.com/dickb-notes.html This is a complete reproduction of my recent A.A. Relapses, Successes, and Cures. Please call it to the attention of those who wish to get a solid look at this subject. God Bless, Dick B.
Views: 909 - A.A.'s Prince Of All Twelfth Steppers - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2008 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),What Is Our Real Purpose? Is A.A. a religion? Is it a medical treatment program? Bill Wilson cautioned AAs to remember that clergymen and physicians were the “experts”; and then cautioned that AAs were merely their assistants. Is A.A. today, then, still a Twelve-Step program where ...
Views: 1371 - Addressing the "Whole Picture" of Christian Recovery Today - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),To our friends: My son Ken just wrote a letter to two who inquired about our projects. Because his letter properly reflects what we hope to do with you and what we hope you will do, being thus informed, I have slightly edited it and am sending it along. God Bless, Dick ...
Views: 2050 - Applying Early A.A. Christian Recovery Techniques with conference-approved meetings today - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2012 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),“How to Conduct ‘Old-School” 12-Step Recovery Meetings Using Conference-Approved Literature” Video One Introduction [Part 1] Aloha! My name is Ken B. This is the first video of a new class my dad, Dick B., and I are presenting entitled How to Conduct “Old-School” 12-Step Recovery ...
Views: 1420 - Bible - Alcoholics Anonymous - Refresher - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2008 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),Bible – Alcoholics Anonymous – Refresher Dick B. © 2008 Anonymous. All rights reserved What the Bible has to do with Alcoholics Anonymous What documented relationship does the Bible (which early AAs affectionately called the Good Book) bear to the basic text of Alcoholics ...
Views: 5309 - Bill W. Meets Dr. Bob And A.A. Is Founded - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2008 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),The story of A.A.’s founding, on June 10, 1935 at the home of Dr. Robert H. Smith and his wife Anne at 855 Ardmore Avenue in Akron, Ohio, has two separate, distinct, and very different roots. The first involves William Griffith Wilson (who is known to AAs as Bill W.). Bill was born and ...
Views: 4273 - Dick B.'s A.A. Story - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2008 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),I was born in Stockton, California in 1925. I was the only child of two loving parents. My dad was a successful securities salesman. My mother was a concert pianist and a daily student of the Bible. My dad had quit smoking before I was born, and neither parent gave evidence of any problem with ...
Views: 2045 - Dick B.'s Unmanageable Life - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2012 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),The Unmanageable Life What brought You to A.A. or a 12 Step Fellowship? By Dick B. Copyright 2012 Anonymous. All rights reserved. A Little Chunk of History For Openers Some of us get all wrapped up in difficult words when we enter A.A. or another 12 Step Fellowship. We wonder what ...
Views: 2225 - Filling the A.A. History Gap - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2008 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),Dick B.. © 2008 Anonymous. About 1990, I began looking for the evidence of A.A. history, and I looked in many parts of the United States and England. I found that nobody had unearthed and reported the books in Dr. Bob’s Library. Next, I found that nobody had researched or described ...
Views: 1674 - Hawaii and California Christian Recovery Movement Projects for Spring 2012 - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2012 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),International Christian Recovery Coalition The Blooming, Booming Responses and Expanded Plans of the Christian Recovery Movement Dick B., Executive Director Copyright 2012 Anonymous. All rights reserved Just since our visits in Southern California in January of this year, we have had ...
Views: 1713 - I Like Alcoholics Anonymous - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2008 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),"God as We Understood Him" An Alleged Compromise That Opened the Door My Own Experience At my first A.A. meeting, I was delighted. Friendliness, laughter, concern, suggestions. All came pouring toward me at the "Wednesday Night What It’s Like Now" meeting--later to become my Home ...
Views: 1485 - National Recovery Month And Vermont Opportunity - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2008 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),Taking Note of September 2008 as National Recovery Month and How We Shall Celebrate It a New Way By Dick B. • September 2008 is National Recovery Month. Governments, treatment facilities, therapists, and non-profits are asked to post proclamations and conduct media ...
Views: 1036 - Need for Comprehensive Christian Recovery Plan Now - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),New Need for Comprehensive Christian Recovery Plan Dick B. © 2011 Anonymous. All rights reserved Tens of thousands of alcoholics, addicts, A.A. members, concerned Christians, professional recovery workers, old-timers, and desperate family and other concerned friends and associates have ...
Views: 1618 - One Man Awake! - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),One Man Awake Dick B. Copyright 2012 Anonymous. All rights reserved What Do You Say When you hear . . . “They won’t let us study the Bible in our A.A. group. They say the Bible is religious. They say that A.A. is spiritual, but not religious. And they say the Bible is not ...
Views: 1428 - Oxford Group - Alcoholics Anonymous - Refresher - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2008 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),It’s Time Once Again to Visit the Oxford Group and Alcoholics Anonymous There has been a resurgence of interest by AAs and 12-Step programs in the relationship of Oxford Group ideas and Alcoholics Anonymous principles, practices, and steps. My own title, The Oxford Group and Alcoholics ...
Views: 4214 - Oxford Group Alcoholics Anonymous Refresher - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2008 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),Oxford Group – Alcoholics Anonymous – Refresher Dick B. © 2008 Anonymous. All rights reserved It’s Time Once Again to Visit the Oxford Group and Alcoholics Anonymous There has been a resurgence of interest by AAs and 12-Step programs in the relationship of Oxford Group ...
Views: 1568 - The International Christian Recovery Coalition - A Snapshot - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),The International Christian Recovery Coalition-A Snapshot The International Christian Recovery Coalition is an informal, international fellowship comprised of Christian leaders and workers in the recovery arena, together with Christians in recovery and others seeking the power and love of God ...
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