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Alcoholics Anonymous Early Members and Their Bibles
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The list author says: "Alcoholics Anonymous, the Bible, and the Akron A.A. Pioneers Bible Brief Three Records show how the leader in the early meetings often sat with a Bible in his lap or on the podium and read directly from the Bible. Thus: Alex M. said: “Doc talked much at regular meetings. He would come just at a regular meeting and speak. About 40 minutes, and he was a simple talker. He had the Bible in front of him and wasn’t afraid to read from it. It [the Bible] was at King School. It was always on the podium,” The Akron Genesis of Alcoholics Anonymous, 189. Wally G. said, “I remember the first meeting I attended was led by Dick S. He opened the meeting with a short prayer, read a passage from the Bible which I do not recall, and talked about that in its relationship to the everyday life of those present,” The Akron Genesis of Alcoholics Anonymous, 189. Earl T. said, “I remember most distinctly the first meeting that I attended—Bill D. [A.A. Number Three Bill Dotson] sat with the Holy Bible in his lap. The meeting had been opened with a prayer. Bill read excerpts from the Bible and translated them into everyday life. After half an hour of this, the meeting was thrown open to everyone in the room and they in turn picked up some of these passages from the Bible that he had discussed and gave their interpretation,” The Akron Genesis of Alcoholics Anonymous, 190. “Member after member of the early meetings confirmed the importance and use of the Bible devotionals, particularly The Upper Room,” The Akron Genesis of Alcoholics Anonymous, 191. William V. H. said: “This ‘Upper Room’ was a little daily reading booklet that I’ve used every since. . . . I continued reading the ‘Upper Room’ and the references in the Good Book. . . The Bible, I figured, was my statute now,” The Akron Genesis of Alcoholics Anonymous, 205-06."

1. The Akron Genesis of Alcoholics Anonymous by Dick B. The list author says: "An entertaining, informative story of early A.A.'s beginnings in Akron and how the pioneers used the Bible" $23.95 Used & New from: $12.53 (6 customer reviews) Create your own Listmania! with this product

2. The Good Book and the Big Book: A.A.'s Roots in the Bible (Bridge Builders Edition) by Dick B. The list author says: "The portions of the Bible early AAs used in developing their astonishing program of recovery and success" $23.95 Used & New from: $19.75 (4 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion Create your own Listmania! with this product

3. The James Club and the Original A.A. Program's Absolute Essentials by Dick B. The list author says: "A line by line, verse by verse guide to how the early A.A. program used the three Bible segments--Book of James, Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, 1 Corinthians 13" $23.95 Used & New from: $19.76 (2 customer reviews) Create your own Listmania! with this product

4. Good Morning!: Quiet Time, Morning Watch, Meditation, and Early A.A. by Dick B. The list author says: "What prayer and meditation meant to the early AAs in their Akron Christian Fellowship with prayer meetings, Bible study, use of devotionals, seeking God's guidance." $22.95 Used & New from: $14.99 (2 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion Create your own Listmania! with this product