Tightrope  to the Higher Power
“My sponsor was a living damper on my intolerance. But even more, he told me that it would be all right for me to doubt God, that A.A. was not a religious program and, to belong, I did not have to adhere to any set of beliefs.
“He [...]

The Famous Letter From Carl Jung To Bill Wilson, Co-Founder Of Alcoholics Anonymous
The thing that I find amazing about this letter from Carl Jung (pictured) to Bill Wilson concerning spirituality and alcoholism, is that Bill Wilson was nearing the end of his life and felt a need to express to Carl Jung how [...]

Elmo by James Kavanaugh

Elmo prays not because he has faith or
Because he learned about God
At his mother’s knee or at a preacher’s elbow.
 
Elmo prays because he has tried everything else
Drinking
Screwing
Running away
Working
 
To take away the pain of being a frightened man
Which [...]

Calix Society

12-step fellowship of Catholic alcoholics maintaining their sobriety through Alcoholics Anonymous. Concerned with total abstinence, spiritual development and sanctification of the whole personality of each member.

Overcomers Outreach, Inc.

Christ-centered 12-step support group for persons with any compulsive behaviors, as well as their families and friends. Uses the 12-steps of A.A. and applies them to the [...]

 
A Handy Little Christian Bible Quotation Chart
It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad. Whether its alcoholism, addiction, depression, gambling, codependency or relationships we shouldn’t lose heart. The Higher Power is at work in our lives, helping us in recovery even in the midst of pain and suffering.
Remember, [...]

 
AA’s spirituality is often misunderstood.
In September 2007, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Ricky Inouye, a Buddhist drug offender who was sent back to prison after dropping out of a treatment program based on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Inouye sued the state of Hawaii, maintaining that AA is a religious program [...]

Addiction Ministry refers to the outreach, treatment and recovery support services offered through the auspices of local churches as part of their ministry to their community.
The rise in addiction ministries, particularly within African American communities, constitutes one of the most significant developments in the modern history of recovery support structures.
 

         
The [...]

 
Spirituality is a word used in an abundance of contexts that means

different things for
different people at
different times in
different cultures.

Although expressed through religions, art, nature and the built environment for centuries, recent expressions of spirituality have become more varied and diffuse.
This is reflected in the range of language [...]

 
The 12-Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous have been matched to Christian biblical citations. These are;
1.We admitted we were powerless over our addictions and compulsive behavior. That our lives had become unmanageable.

For I know that nothing good dwells in me that is, in my flesh; for the wishing is present in me, but the doing [...]

Or; The Prayer of St Francis of Assisi
” . . . although [St Francis] was not an alcoholic he did, like us, go through the emotional wringer. And as he came out the other side of that painful experience, this prayer was his expression of what he could then see, feel, and wish to become:”
Lord, [...]