http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/ Big Book Study - *Open Discussion* Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:14:48 GMT Robert Stonebraker http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18571 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18571 Page xvi from the FORWARD TO THE SECOND EDITION states “Though he could not accept all the tenets of the Oxford Groups, he was convinced of the need for: ü Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:37:35 GMT Al Skilnick http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18570 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18570 Hi: No problem. I had the same thing happen to me also . Al To: BBS_Open_Discussion@yahoogroups.com From: williamgill56@... Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:14:51 GMT William Gill http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18569 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18569 I apologize for the Netlog post.  Evidently my address book was hacked.  This did not come from me.  I would never send such a message on purpose.    Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:12:45 GMT Bill Gill http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18568 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18568 Hey, I have created a Netlog profile with my pictures, videos, blogs and events and I want to add you as a friend so you can see it. You first need to register Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:54:48 GMT Robert Stonebraker http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18567 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18567 Paul writes: "I have learned that it is dangerous for me to look for something "between the lines" that perhaps actually is not there." Bob replies: Yes, I Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:39:12 GMT soberfinn http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18566 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18566 Hi Bob (Bob S.) I enjoy, and learn from, your posts here. It lightens up the routine for me. (This is not my first round in this BBS group.) But please, Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:29:34 GMT Robert Stonebraker http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18565 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18565 District 40 presents a: History of AA Seminar This Saturday, November 7th, 2009 1:00 pm till 5:00 pm 228 Club, 228 South 6th Street Richmond, IN 47374 765 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:19:52 GMT Robert Stonebraker http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18564 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18564 Four Founding Moments Of AA: Bill W. tells us "The Spark that was to flare into the first AA Group was struck in Akron, Ohio, in June 1935. . . ," yet, the Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:44:47 GMT Jim K http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18563 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18563 Good morning everyone, and welcome to those who have just joined us! Turning to page xv and reading through to the end of the foreword to the second edition, Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:02:52 GMT Robert Stonebraker http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18562 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18562 Turn to page xiii, the Foreword to the First Edition. The first paragraph is where we want to draw our attention. Bill realized that there is strength in the Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:01:21 GMT Jim K http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18561 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18561 Good morning everyone! Let's turn to page xi, the Preface to the Third Edition, and look at paragraph #2. This book is identified as "the basic text for our Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:05:32 GMT Jim K http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18560 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18560 Welcome everyone to the newest cycle of our Big Book Study! We'll be examining the book very closely throughout the coming weeks. It is important to note that Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:03:02 GMT Jim K http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18559 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18559 The next cycle begins today! The details: There are several Big Book Studies that I have been running for several years now. Here are the details: 1. The Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:12:08 GMT Robert Stonebraker http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18558 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18558 Reverend Sam Shoemaker was Bill Wilson's spiritual mentor from his earliest days of Sobriety. He was head of the Oxford Group for the entire United States! Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:31:17 GMT Robert Stonebraker http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18557 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BBS_Open_Discussion/message/18557 The Title Page states: "How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism" - this was really new news for me after the import of this