A work in progress. Dick B. is regularly engaged in ongoing research, writing, and speaking. This page contains more than 130 articles, with many more to come.  (For Dick B.'s related talks on similar topics, check out the "Dick B.'s Audio Talks" and "Dick B.'s Radio Talks" pages which contain actual lecture-discussions that present early A.A.'s history and successes in easily-understood presentations of about one hour each.)

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The Real 'Power' Behind A.A.
A Blog by Dick B.

Dick B.'s "Blogs":

• Faith in aablog - View Blog
• Kiheiblog - View Blog
• Personal AA History Blog Site - View Blog
• The Real "Power" Behind Alcoholics  - View Blog
• Improve Our Conscious Contact - View Blog
• The CASA 12-Steps Program - View Blog
• Dick B. Books, Articles, Talks - View Blog
• Faith in aablog - View Blog
• My prayer progress - View Blog
• Dick B.'s Personal A.A. History - View Blog
• Favorable AA Appraisal by - View Blog

Dick B.'s AA Articles:

• A. A. – History, Amends, Restitution, and Bible Origins A.A. Bible Refresher: Steps 8 and 9
• A. A. – The Four Absolutes –The Facts One More Time
• A. A. Cofounder Bill W.: His Younger Years at a Glance
• A.A. History Brief: Oxford Group
• A. A. Recovery and Other 12-Step Programs An Introductory History Segment
• A. A. When I entered it in 1986
• A.A.'s Bible Roots
• A.A.'s Christian Roots
• A.A.’s Experiment of Faith and Cofounder Sam Shoemaker
• A.A.'s Roots from Dr. Bob's Wife Anne
• A.A.’s Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Sharing by Christians
• Alcoholics Anonymous as I Have Seen It
• Alcoholics Anonymous History and a Relationship with God
• Alcoholics Anonymous Questions Often Asked
• Are There Two A.A.’s?
• Awakening to the Real Spiritual Experience of the First Three AAs
• Can God Help Me? I’m an Alcoholic!
• Cure” Hypothesis
• Descriptive Titles Bill W. Gave to Two A.A. “Founders”
• "God as We Understood Him"—The A.A. Story
• Healing the Alcoholic: The Creator, A.A., Believers, and Richard Peabody’s Erroneous, “No-
• If I Wanted to Leave Alcoholics Anonymous. . .
• National Recovery Month (September 2008): How We Shall Celebrate It a New Way
• Recovery’s Reliance on God: Alcoholics Anonymous History
• Sketching the Plight of the Sick, Bewildered Newcomer Today
• Success Rates. Success Rates. A.A. Statistics Enough Already?
• Taking, Believing, and Understanding the Twelve Steps
• The Christian Recovery Movement Today—Growing or Going?
• The Conference-approved Issue
• The Salvation Army: an A.A. Source - Article One
• The Seven Basic Christian Roots of Early A.A.
• The Holy Bible of, and Its Importance to, A.A.’s Clarence Henry Snyder
• Why Bill Wilson Came Firmly to Believe That Alcoholism Could Be Cured by Conversion

 

Other places you can find Dick B.’s A.A. History articles and talks:

• A.A. History Show with A.A. Historian Dick B.

• Dick B.’s Personal A.A. History Blog Site

• Dick B. Main Site Articles Page

• A.A.’s History Gap Problem

• A. A. 'Conference Approved' Questions, Approaches, Answers

• Healing the Alcoholic: The Creator, A.A., Believers, and Richard Peabody’s Erroneous, 'No-Cure' Hypothesis

• Success Rates. Success Rates. A.A. Statistics Enough Already?

• A.A.’s Spiritual Program, Co-founder Dr. Bob, and the A.A. Christian Endeavor Society Factor from Dr. Bob’s Youth

• A.A.’s Dr. Bob: The Truth I Wanted to Learn

• Focused & Free Recovery Support Forums

• God and Alcoholism

• A.A.’s 16 Major Well-Springs

• Put A.A.-12 Step Speakers, Sponsors, and Counselors To Work!

• ReformationUCC.org: "Dick B. on the Christian History of A.A. . . ."

• Warbzone: The Lost Link . . .

• A.A. Bibliography Home

• Anonymous One

• Bible Study Notes--A.A. History by Dick B.

• Came to Believe Retreats for AAs, Al-Anons, and Their Families

• Christian Recovery Ministries--A.A. with Dick B.

• Cyber Recovery Fellowship--A.A. with Dick B.

• Focused & Free Recovery Support Forums

• Improve Our Conscious Contact--Monthly Comments

• Mental Health Matters--Articles by Dick B.

• National Recovery Month (September 2008): How We Shall Celebrate It a New Way

• NICD--National Institute on Chemical Dependency--Dick B.

• Passing on an Empty Message

• Recovered Alcoholics.net

• Recovery Crossroads: A.A. with Dick B.

• Recovery Life--Alcoholics Anonymous with Dick B.

• ReformationUCC.org: "Dick B. on the Christian History of A.A. . . ."

• Silkworth.net--A.A. Recovery with Dick B.

• The CASA 12-Steps Program Blog!

• Warbzone: The Lost Link . . .

• "Yet Not I" (Gal 2:2): A.A. History