by altha-admin | Jan 13, 2022 | Articles
From Pastor Paul Ellis:As C.S. Lewis famously observed, grace is the one thing that makes Christianity unique. Grace is what makes the new covenant new and the good news good news. But what is grace?Do you know what it means?I read a lot of grace...
by altha-admin | Jan 13, 2022 | Articles
An open letter to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis“We support constitutional carry statutes and salute the states that have passed them.”– Republican National Committee PlatformGovernor DeSantis,Frankly sir, we're tired of waiting. We're tired of hearing empty...
by altha-admin | Jan 13, 2022 | Articles
From the Orange PapersThe A.A. First Step, where people are supposed to "admit" that they are "powerless over alcohol", is a hoax.People are not "powerless" over their desires to drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes, take drugs, or eat...
by altha-admin | Jan 12, 2022 | Articles
From the Orange PapersThe A.A. formula for "spirituality" is broken, and doesn't work.Doing the Twelve Steps and forcing people to wallow in guilt and shame for years does not:enlighten them,or make them spiritual,or give them intense...
by altha-admin | Jan 11, 2022 | Articles
From the Orange PapersThere is nothing moral or spiritual about trying to shove the funny Buchmanite religious beliefs of Bill Wilson on everyone else.It is not moral or spiritual to tell people that:"It's isn't a religion, it's...
by altha-admin | Jan 10, 2022 | Articles
From the Orange PapersGoing to A.A. meetings and doing the Twelve Steps for a few years does not necessarily make people into wise and knowledgeable alcoholism recovery counselors, suitable to be sponsors and advise and supervise the newcomers.Often, the program...
