Program Theory

A new A.A. quiz program, designed to spark personal opinions, has met with enthusiastic response from members of the Grand Rapids Group. The questions are thought […]

My sponsor, wisely, did not allow time for fear to develop before writing my Fourth Step. He pointed out that the Big Book indicates that we […]

The Willingness to Move Forward When I attended my first AA meeting, I had no idea what the 12 steps entailed, but at that meeting I […]

Central Bulletin May, 1969 For a long time, in many areas, we hear the plaint “AA has changed. It isn’t like it used to be.” Further […]

I view the first nine steps as primarily a short-lived event that teaches how to begin the lifelong process of the living last three steps. The […]

For some years, I assumed the decision of turning my will and life over to “God as I understood Him” took place when I prayed the […]

Step Two: The Journey to Sobriety We took our most important step when we recognized that we were powerless over alcohol and that our lives had […]

Understanding Steps Six and Seven Since the day I entered the AA program, I have had an insatiable appetite for learning all I could about the […]

Examine My Motives for All That I Do If someone were to ask me what brought me to the doors of Alcoholics Anonymous, my answer would […]

“As far as anonymity was concerned we knew who we were. It wasn’t only AA, but our social life. All of our lives seemed to be […]