When the contemplatives found Alcoholics Anonymous a fertile garden

I am still sort of shell shocked about The Bible Project Tim Mackie’s unquestioning endorsement of contemplative guru Thomas Keating. You can read about that here. This is not my first rodeo with Thomas Keating. Fifteen years ago Keating and Richard Rohr zeroed in on those in 12 Step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics … Continue reading When the contemplatives found Alcoholics Anonymous a fertile garden

Strange beliefs of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson

According to Mel B., author of My Search For Bill W., “What did [AA co-founder Bill Wilson] believe about life after death? He expressed the view that ‘there is no death’ and he also referred to this life as ‘a day in school.’ One of his close associates told me that Bill believed in reincarnation, though he certainly kept this out … Continue reading Strange beliefs of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson

When an unbeliever went on Christian radio to warn about Alcoholics Anonymous

So, many years ago, I attended numerous Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. While I liked many of the people, the system itself seemed very dark to me. I was not yet saved, but I was kind of amazed how many Bible believing Christians were in these 12 Step programs. I was amazed because I (as a non-believer) … Continue reading When an unbeliever went on Christian radio to warn about Alcoholics Anonymous

Is Alcoholics Anonymous “hastening the fall of the evangelical church”?

Many professing Christians are in A.A. or other 12 Step programs. Many churches actually host these meetings. In The Fall of the Evangelical Nation, author Christine Wicker credits Alcoholics Anonymous with “hastening the fall of the evangelical church.” Wicker notes how A.A. “slowly exposed people to the notion they could get [a god] without the dogma, … Continue reading Is Alcoholics Anonymous “hastening the fall of the evangelical church”?

When a Christian tells you Alcoholics Anonymous has “Christian roots”

When it comes to A.A’.s alleged “Christian” roots, God’s people have been—to use a technical term—snookered. Scripture is clear. We were never meant to be part of an all-gods religion. It is not “legalism” to point out that the Lord will absolutely not be seen as one higher power among many (Isaiah 42:8, Galatians 1:6-9; … Continue reading When a Christian tells you Alcoholics Anonymous has “Christian roots”

Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder “claimed some power over spiritualistic phenomena”

Spiritualism according to Merriam-Webster: a belief that spirits of the dead communicate with the living usually through a medium. “[A.A. co-founder Bill Wilson] experimented with and eventually claimed some power over spiritualistic phenomena. So profound was Bill’s immersion in this area that he at times confused the terms ‘spiritualism’ and ‘spirituality.’” (Ernest Kurtz, NOT-GOD, pg. 136) “There shall not … Continue reading Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder “claimed some power over spiritualistic phenomena”

How Christians in Alcoholics Anonymous actively disobey the Bible

Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? (Luke 6:46) This is not to say there are not some saved people in A.A. But, there is a hybrid faith, a blend of Christianity and 12 Step spirituality, and this is where most long term A.A. Christians end up. Yes, … Continue reading How Christians in Alcoholics Anonymous actively disobey the Bible

Christians in Alcoholics Anonymous

Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just … Continue reading Christians in Alcoholics Anonymous