Tag Archives: 12 Steps

A Call to Failure

Posted on February 27, 2025 by jwfisch

A poem by George Matheson and commentary by Dave Roper, both of which embody the heart and purpose behind the 12-Steps.` I had a call to a mission,           Signed in my heart and sealed, And I felt my success … Continue reading →

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Step One: The Lordship of Anything

Posted on January 10, 2018 by jwfisch

Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable. Hear me out because now it gets gnarly. I wanted to get personal today. I wanted to come at this 12-step thing a little like: “Hi, my … Continue reading →

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Course correction

Posted on January 5, 2018 by jwfisch

“AA is one of the only places I know where you can claim to be the worst person in the room and have to fight for the title.” – Tom, commenting on one of this week’s Catches Time for a … Continue reading →

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Mutual aid fellowship

Posted on January 4, 2018 by jwfisch

Many people’s experience with church is spending an hour on Sunday morning or Saturday night worshiping God in music and listening to someone teach from the word of God. Contact with others is limited and entirely up to you to … Continue reading →

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A.A. Meeting Tonight

Posted on January 3, 2018 by jwfisch

      Alcoholics Anonymous is an international mutual aid fellowship of men and women coming together with the stated purpose of staying sober and helping other alcoholics achieve sobriety. It was founded in 1935 by two drunks, Bill Wilson … Continue reading →

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