Dear
Keith: I really appreciate receiving letters like yours.
And
I will tell you several reasons why: (1) You honestly present your situation.
(2) You indicate an awareness of the major role that God, His Son Jesus Christ,
and the Bible have played and can play not only in recovery but also in the
abundant life that Jesus came to make available before his return
(John 10:10). (3) Many of us experience the wreckage of the past
AFTER we get sober; and it is there that A .A. falls short because of its
loss of knowledge and respect for the Christian Fellowship and roots of early
A.A. and of the great power and love of God. (4) I believe you are a good
candidate for listing – at no cost to you – y ourself as a participant
in International Christian Recovery Coalition (www.ChristianRecoveryCoalition.com)
where Christian recovery leaders, workers, newcomers and a concerned public are
listing themselves as supporters of the old school A.A. approach, as people in
all the states and abroad who want to get to know each other and also
have someone to call upon who is a recovered Christian in their area or
where t her e is an area of need.
I
have several suggestions which I hope you will act upon: (1) Check our
coalition site; and, if you approve, send me a listing something like
this “Keith D....., Believer in recovery, mail address. City, stat e, zip,
phone, and email.” (2) Tell me a bit more about yourself – age, family,
religious background, education, vocation, plans. (3) Buy two of our most
important guide books. The first is The Dick B. Christian Recovery Guide, 3rd
ed. The second is Stick with the Winners. You can order them through my website
or by contacting my son Ken 808 276 4945 or his email above, and
arranging payment by check, paypal, or credit card. (4) Keep in touch
with me. (5) Look over the material my son Ken will send you today.
Again,
many thank for writing.
God
bless,
Dick
B.
Author,
46 titles & over 1,200 articles on A.A. History and the Christian Recovery
Movement
Exec.
Dir., International Christian
Recovery Coalition
(808)
874-4876
PO
Box 837, Kihei, HI 96753-0837
Ps
118:17 (NJB):
I shall not die, I shall live to recount the great deeds of Yahweh.
I shall not die, I shall live to recount the great deeds of Yahweh.
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From: Keith ]
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 8:59 AM
To: Richard Subject: 2 Corinthians 5:17
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 8:59 AM
To: Richard Subject: 2 Corinthians 5:17
Thank you for your hard work in uncovering the origins of
Alcoholic Anonymous. A few paragraphs from one of your book helped
strengthen my belief in God.
I am a recovering alcoholic who's recovery began with a complete surrender to God. Early in my recovery, a co-worker asked me to give a testimony at his church. As I was walking up the steps leading into the church I overheard a scripture that really resonated with me, 2 Corinthians 5:17.
A few weeks later I was having lunch and told the person I was with about the scripture. He pulled out his i-Phone and showed me that someone sent him the same scripture that morning. We both thought it was more than a coincidence, that the person I heard recite it and the person who sent it to him shared the same last name yet were unrelated.
Several months ago I was reading your book "That Amazing Grace" and discovered how that same scripture changed the life of Clarence Snyder. To me, it served as a further confirmation of God's presence.
I'm well into my second year of sobriety and my life is falling apart. It's my belief in God that keeps me strong. You work has helped me strengthen that belief.
I am a recovering alcoholic who's recovery began with a complete surrender to God. Early in my recovery, a co-worker asked me to give a testimony at his church. As I was walking up the steps leading into the church I overheard a scripture that really resonated with me, 2 Corinthians 5:17.
A few weeks later I was having lunch and told the person I was with about the scripture. He pulled out his i-Phone and showed me that someone sent him the same scripture that morning. We both thought it was more than a coincidence, that the person I heard recite it and the person who sent it to him shared the same last name yet were unrelated.
Several months ago I was reading your book "That Amazing Grace" and discovered how that same scripture changed the life of Clarence Snyder. To me, it served as a further confirmation of God's presence.
I'm well into my second year of sobriety and my life is falling apart. It's my belief in God that keeps me strong. You work has helped me strengthen that belief.
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