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 Thoughts for the week:
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 Speaker link for the week - Bill W:
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Throwback Thursday history link - Bill W Grapevine article "A Fragment of History" on the inspiration  for the  Twelve Steps:
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  From The Way of the Fathers - Praying with The Early Christians by Mike Aquilina: It was impossible for man to come to know God's ways by his own efforts. But God did not leave man to err in search of the light of wisdom, wandering through inescapable darkness with nothing to show for his labor. At last He opened his eyes, and made the investigation of the truth His own gift, so that He might show the nothingness of human wisdom, and point out to man, who was wandering in error, the way of obtaining immortality.     Lactanius Our eyes cannot frequently look upon... the sun. But when we look upon its splendor or its rays pouring in, perhaps through windows or some small openings to admit the light, we can reflect how great is the supply and source of the light of the body. In the same way, the works of divine providence and the plan of this whole world are a sort of rays, as it were, of the nature of God.      Origen Preaching, although in itself true and most worthy of belief, i
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 Saturday speaker link - Rachel L. - "Strength in Sobriety for Women": AA Speaker - Rachel L. - “Strength in Sobriety for Women” - YouTube
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  Throwback Thursday history link - Bill W tells A.A. stories (audio):
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Thoughts for the week:
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 Speaker link for the week - Barry L, a personal friend of Bill & Lois and author of Living Sober:
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Throwback Thursday history link - James Houck, Oxford Group member, tells stories of seeing Bill W get sober, OG history and other historical events (audio): James Houck sober 60 years as a member of the Oxford group - YouTube
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  From Oneness - Great Principles Shared By All Religions:
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 Speaker link for the week - Father Martin gives one of his famous "Chalk Talks":
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Throwback Thursday history link - Sister Ignacia shares her experience working with alcoholics alongside Dr. Bob:
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  A Big Book topic for discussion or meditation: 
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 Saturday speaker link - Jennifer H. - "I Used to Have a Skid Row Soul":