A
Christian Recovery Leader in San Diego Writes Welcome News about the “Upper
Room” and a New Publication and the Daily Texting of His Group in San Diego
Our
response and His Letter
Dick B.
Exciting.
And I have just sent them and will widely publicize the following comment
International
Christian Recovery Coalition is a worldwide informal fellowship of
participating Christian recovery leaders, workers, newcomers, and others
disseminating information on the role that God, His Son Jesus Christ, and the
Bible played in the origins, history, founding, original Christian Fellowship
program, and astonishing successes of the early A.A. Christian Fellowship.
The
resemblance of early A.A.'s old school Christian recovery techniques and
practices to those of the Apostles described in the Book of Acts has captured
the attention of Christian recovery folks for years and years. In fact, the
early A.A. old school program was summarized in 7 points (See DR. BOB and the
Good Oldtimers, 131). Growth spiritually was specified as one and involved
Bible study, prayer, Quiet Time, and reading of other Christian literature.
Daily
the Upper Room was read in early A.A. Quiet Time, involving such reading, and
was a "must." And, though other devotionals such as The Runner's
Bible, My Utmost for His Highest, and Daily Strength for Daily Needs were in
wide usage, Upper Room was the most mentioned and used among the group.
Christian
recovery means daily fellowship with God and His Son because recovery per se is
not just "I didn't have a drink today." For even the most severely
afflicted alcoholics, addicts, and family members, it means a family-oriented
program and First Century Christian Fellowship daily - abstinence, fellowship
with God and His Son and other believers, obedience to God's will, spiritual
growth, witnessing to others, religious and social comradeship, and the
strength of church and Bible affiliation. As stated, neither the Apostolic
Christians nor the early A.A. Christian Fellowship regarded a "treatment
program"--whatever the duration--as the sole component of the healed
Christian's abundant life. There were some sixteen practices that espoused the
daily outreach to others, the daily contact with God through prayer, Quiet Time, use of devotionals, and Bible
study, bringing others to God through Jesus Christ, and even the morning Quiet Time with Dr. Bob's wife where the
Upper Room was regularly distributed, read, and discussed.
We
applaud your effort and await the forthcoming book with joy.
Richard
G. Burns (pen name Dick B.), J.D., CDAAC
Executive
Director, International Christian Recovery Coalition
www.ChristianRecoveryCoalition.com;
www.dickb.com; dickb@dickb.com, Kihei Hawaii.
We
personally know of the extremely successful, widely known, and rapidly growing
work of the Christian recovery work of Rock Recovery Ministries, ABC Sober
Living, and Soledad House in San Diego. And that organization daily uses and
then texts each of the individuals on the daily ideas of the Upper Room.
This
subject is thoroughly covered in Dick B., Good Morning!: Quiet Time, Morning
Watch, Meditation, and Early A.A. (www.dickb.com/goodmorn.shtml).
DB
Dick B.
Author, 43
titles & over 800 articles on A.A. History and the Christian Recovery
Movement
(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: David Sent:
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 5:19 AM
To: 'Dick B.'
Cc: 'Ken Burns'
Subject: The Upper Room
To: 'Dick B.'
Cc: 'Ken Burns'
Subject: The Upper Room
You’ve mentioned several
times the significance of books like the Upper Room in helping the early AA
success rate. The link below talks about the 2013 edition and the participation
of a recovery group from California.
I will make sure
you get a copy when it gets released.
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