David G, David G, and friends

Purpose of this Book - Intensive Big Book Study

Religion EN ↓ 113 episodes

Recordings of our intensive study of the Big Book covering the title page through "A Vision For You" each journey. This is not a recovery meeting, rather it is a study of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Therefore, it may be a  suitable resource for members of twelve-step recovery programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Cocaine Anonymous (CA) and others that follow the practical program of action in the volume "Alcoholics Anonymous". Hosted by David G, David G, and friends - members of this study and of fellowship groups physically located in the far-west Chicagoland / rural Illino...

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David G, David G, and friends

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Religion

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www.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

Aug 29, 2025

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Episodes

Bonus! David G and David G - BBC The Steps We Took - Steps 8 and 9 - Feb 23 2024 23.02.2024

Send a text David G and David G covering Steps 8 and 9 at the Big Book Compendium's "The Steps We Took" study,  Feb 23 2024.

Bonus! David G and David G - Spirtual Cartel - Step 1 - Feb 23 2024 23.02.2024

Send a text David G and David G pounding step one at the CA Spiritual Cartel group, Feb 23 2024.

Journey 06 - Session 34 - Feb 21 2024 22.02.2024

Send a text Continuing Chapter 4 - We Agnostics page page 53 (paragraph 3 "Arrived at this point...") through page 54 (paragraph 1: "We found, too, that we had been worshippers.")

Journey 06 - Session 33 - Feb 14 2024 15.02.2024

Send a text Continuing Chapter 4 - We Agnostics page page 51 (paragraph 1 "This world of ours has made more material progress...") through page 53 (paragraph 2 "What was our choice to be?")

Journey 06 - Session 32 - Feb 07 2024 08.02.2024

Send a text Continuing Chapter 4 - We Agnostics page page 49 (paragraph 1 "We, who have travelled this dubious path...") through page 51 (paragraph 0 "... they present a powerful reason why one should have faith.")

Journey 06 - Session 31 - Jan 31 2024 01.02.2024

Send a text Continuing Chapter 4 - We Agnostics page page 47 (paragraph 4 "Besides a seeming inability to accept much on faith...") through page 49 (paragraph 1 "Rather vain of us, wasn't it?")

Journey 06 - Session 30 - Jan 24 2024 25.01.2024

Send a text Continuing Chapter 4 - We Agnostics page  46 (paragraph 2 "Much to our relief...") through page 47 (paragraph 3 "... we could commence at a simpler level.)

Journey 06 - Session 29 - Jan 17 2024 18.01.2024

Send a text Continuing Chapter 4 - We Agnostics page  45 (paragraph 1 "Lack of power, that was our dilemma.") through page 46 (paragraph 1 "... that Power, which is God.")

Bonus! Jedi David G - Dividends and Mysteries - UK Open Lounge Jan 13 2024 13.01.2024

Send a text Jedi David G speaks about the spiritual experience leveraging page 171 "Dividends and Mysteries" from As Bill Sees It. Recorded at the UK Open Lounge Saturday online speaker meeting Jan 13, 2024.

Journey 06 - Session 28 - Jan 10 2024 11.01.2024

Send a text Beginning Chapter 4 - We Agnostics page 44 through page 45 (paragraph 0 "... they failed utterly.")

Journey 06 - Session 27 - Jan 03 2024 04.01.2024

Send a text Completing Chapter 3 - More About Alcoholism page 42 (paragraph 1 "Two of the members of Alcoholics Anonymous came to see me.") through page 43.

Journey 06 - Session 26 - Dec 27 2023 28.12.2023

Send a text Continuing Chapter 3 - More About Alcoholism page 39 (paragraph 2 "Fred is a partner in a well known accounting firm.") through page 42 (paragraph 0 "It was a crushing blow.")

Journey 06 - Session 25 - Dec 20 2023 21.12.2023

Send a text Continuing Chapter 3 - More About Alcoholism page 37 (paragraph 3 "Our behavior is as absurd...") through page 39 (paragraph 1 "Let us take another illustration.")

Journey 06 - Session 24 - Dec 13 2023 14.12.2023

Send a text Continuing Chapter 3 - More About Alcoholism page 35 (paragraph 2 "Our first example is a friend we shall call Jim.") through page 37 (paragraph 3 "...what the terrific consequences might be.")

Journey 06 - Session 23 - Dec 06 2023 07.12.2023

Send a text Continuing Chapter 3 - More About Alcoholism page 32 (paragraph 1 "Though there is no way of proving it...") through page 35 (paragraph 1 "Of what is he thinking?").

Journey 06 - Session 22 - Nov 29 2023 30.11.2023

Send a text Beginning Chapter 3 - More About Alcoholism page 30 through page 32 (paragraph 0 "...a full knowledge of your condition.").

Journey 06 - Session 21 - Nov 22 2023 23.11.2023

Send a text Continuing Chapter 2 - There Is A Solution page 28 (paragraph 3 "The distinguished American Psychologist, William James...") through page 29 and the end of the chapter. 

Journey 06 - Session 20 - Nov 15 2023 16.11.2023

Send a text Continuing Chapter 2 - There Is A Solution page 27 (paragraph 4 "Upon hearing this...") through page 28 (paragraph 2 "...that really works.") and Appendix ii - Spiritual Experience pages 567-568.

Journey 06 - Session 19 - Nov 08 2023 09.11.2023

Send a text Continuing Chapter 2 - There Is A Solution page 26 (paragraph 1 "A certain American business man...") through page 27 (paragraph 3 "... an alcoholic of your description.")

Journey 06 - Session 18 - Nov 01 2023 02.11.2023

Send a text Continuing Chapter 2 - There Is A Solution page 24 (paragraph 2 "The almost certain consequences...") through page 26 (paragraph 0 "...and were willing to make the effort.")

Journey 06 - Session 17 - Oct 25 2023 26.10.2023

Send a text Continuing Chapter 2 - There Is A Solution page 22 (paragraph 2 "Why does he behave like this?") through page 24 (paragraph 1 "We are without defense against the first drink.")

Journey 06 - Session 16 - Oct 18 2023 19.10.2023

Send a text Continuing Chapter 2 - There Is A Solution page 20 (paragraph 1 "You may have already have asked yourself...") through page 22 (paragraph 1 "But this description should identify him roughly.")

Journey 06 - Session 15 - Oct 11 2023 12.10.2023

Send a text Continuing Chapter 2 - There Is A Solution page 18 (paragraph 5 "That the man who is making the approach...") through page 20 (paragraph 0 "...how we may help meet their needs.")

Journey 06 - Session 14 - Oct 04 2023 05.10.2023

Send a text Beginning Chapter 2 - There Is A Solution from the top of page 17 through page 18 (paragraph 4 "...little or nothing can be accomplished.")

Journey 06 - Session 13 - Sep 27 2023 28.09.2023

Send a text Wrapping up Bill's Story on page 15 (paragraph 2 "We commenced to make many fast friends....") through just the very beginning of Chapter 2 - There Is A solution on page 17 (paragraph 1 "They have solved the drink problem.")

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