“May the God of consolation touch their hearts and ease their pain.” ~ Pope Benedict XVI on shooting at Newtown, Connecticut The God of consolation. Like who wants the consolation prize? “Comfort received after loss or disappointment…” But comfort! How […]
Continue reading »Never Exclusive
To us, the Realm of Spirit is broad, roomy, all inclusive; never exclusive or forbidding to those who earnestly seek. It is open, we believe, to all men. ~ Alcoholics Anonymous, page 46 I sit in a sanctuary as a […]
Continue reading »Pretty Drastic
But the program of action, though entirely sensible, was pretty drastic. It meant I would have to throw several lifelong conceptions out of the window. ~ Alcoholics Anonymous (Kindle Locations 692-693) Pretty drastic, this recovery. Innocuous to begin with, though […]
Continue reading »The Purpose of the Big Book
…that’s exactly what this book is about. Its main object is to enable you to find a Power greater than yourself which will solve your problem. That means we have written a book which we believe to be spiritual as […]
Continue reading »Flying Proof
What about people who proved that man could never fly? ~ Alcoholics Anonymous (Kindle Location 833) Reasonable doubt. Where does it fit? Incontrovertible proof — except that it’s been shown erroneous. Actual Innocence projects find case after case, people found […]
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