Was Bill Wilson a womanizer?

Since Bill Wilson was a spiritual teacher (the author of the 12 & 12, it is a valid question to ask. The answer may be found at the following link Bill Wilson When Bill Wilson, with his friend Dr. Bob Smith, founded Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935, his hope was that AA would become a safe haven for those who suffered from this disease. Thirty years after his death, AA continues to help millions of alcoholics recover from what had been commonly regarded as a hopeless addiction. Still, while Wilson was a visionary for millions, he was no saint. After cofounding Alcoholics Anonymous, he stayed sober for over thirty-five years, helping countless thousands rebuild their lives. But at the same time, Wilson suffered form debilitating bouts of clinical depression, was a womanizer, and experimented with LSD. Francis Hartigan, the former secretary and confidant to Wilson's wife, Lois, has exhaustively researched his subject, writing with a complete insider's knowledge. Drawing on extensive interviews with Lois Wilson and scores of early members of AA, he fully explores Wilson's organizational genius, his devotion to the cause, and almost martyr-like selflessness. That Wilson, like all of us, had to struggle with his own personal demons makes this biography all the more moving and inspirational. Hartigan reveals the story of Wilson's life to be as humorous, horrific, and powerful as any of the AA vignettes told daily around the world.

AA's Christian Roots

Bill Wilson, AA Founder, talking about AA Christian roots with the Oxford Group. LINK

Celebrate Recovery and the 12 steps

I have never attended a Celebrate Recovery meeting but I have had some conversations with people involved with it. I intend to check out a meeting in the near future in the town I currently live. However,I was talking this last week with a fellow who had been involved with it for awhile. He said at the local meeting of Celebrate Recovery they teach people they cannot recover from their addiction without working the 12 steps. I do not know if that is a teaching that is widespread throughout Celebrate Recovery. The person I talked to was a professing Christian and said he didn't agree with that teaching. If it is true that Celebrate Recovery teaches their is no recovery without working the 12 steps, then that is a non-scriptural teaching. It is clear from reading the Acts of the Apostles that many were converted to authentic Christianity thru belief, repentance, and baptism of the Holy Spirit. There was no working of the 12 steps.

Christian Meditation

The Foundation of Human Understanding has their Judeau-Christian meditation (based on the ancient Jewish Mystical technique of Tefilin or Phylacteries in a new form. You can read about Christian Meditation here: