tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991115252720548099.post3607692320714442843..comments2023-09-06T02:24:46.876-07:00Comments on Bad Quaker Bible Blog: Speak Lord for thy servant hearethCat C-B (and/or Peter B)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10002916434676859262noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991115252720548099.post-44136511863641360782009-11-05T05:47:19.792-08:002009-11-05T05:47:19.792-08:00Gil -- it sounds like you and I were on parallel t...Gil -- it sounds like you and I were on parallel tracks in the 90s -- however I was fortunate to have the Meeting Bible Study group I helped start pretty much survive and thrive, at least for a number of years. Interpersonal issues are always a challenge, which is what I heard going on in your group. Our group (and another I helped start) seem to work better with a somewhat modified "Susan Jeffershttp://www.read-the-bible.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991115252720548099.post-90075096681391204342009-10-19T03:17:14.891-07:002009-10-19T03:17:14.891-07:00Just a few words to say thank you to everyone for ...Just a few words to say thank you to everyone for your comments. <br /><br />I was happy to talk about Friendly Bible Study and have been inspired to try to set up another group in my meeting, perhaps by invitation this time!<br /><br />I know it should not be difficult for Friends to share their beliefs with one another but I also know that in my experience it often is. I spent many years tryingGil Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09333053235167826429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991115252720548099.post-55238625296528590572009-10-19T00:47:49.123-07:002009-10-19T00:47:49.123-07:00Cat - I hear you, and I think I do understand what...Cat - I hear you, and I think I do understand what you're saying. I just find it... odd that people would join a religious group and not want to discuss, well, their beliefs. I find it odd that a religious group which has so many tried and true processes in place for listening to one another even when disagreeing seems to have such a hard time actually trusting those processes. <br /><br /Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991115252720548099.post-7824093051997164212009-10-18T15:58:00.063-07:002009-10-18T15:58:00.063-07:00K, I could be wrong, but I think the issue is less...K, I could be wrong, but I think the issue is less with wanting to shut down Bible study groups as with having a single sort of mindset about what that study "should" be.<br /><br />A lot of Quakers these days encounter Friends in academic settings, I think the accusation that liberal Friends especially tend to intellectualize our religion is worth thinking about... It takes some Cat C-B (and/or Peter B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10002916434676859262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991115252720548099.post-83651832896332578262009-10-18T14:05:56.931-07:002009-10-18T14:05:56.931-07:00I'm commenting as "anonymous" becaus...I'm commenting as "anonymous" because I don't have an ID of the sort asked for by the drop-down menu.<br /><br />I'm really baffled by the idea of shutting down a Bible study class. I don't think of myself as in any way a traditional Christian - I'm Pagan, polytheistic, pantheistic, I don't consider God/dess to be a human-shaped being, but a huge process I can Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991115252720548099.post-11069858085512801982009-10-15T20:35:36.145-07:002009-10-15T20:35:36.145-07:00Gil, I'm sorry that you had that disappointing...Gil, I'm sorry that you had that disappointing experience with those debaters. I know how you feel. Chris Ravndal's classes were very like Friendly Bible Study -- there's something about having a non-antagonistic relationship with the text; using it as a springboard for sharing with the group, who are the real focus. Then we can bring our academic knowledge, or our innocence, or Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817627491361603340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991115252720548099.post-80140089974637319332009-10-14T11:19:28.936-07:002009-10-14T11:19:28.936-07:00I'd love to have Friendly bible study too but ...I'd love to have Friendly bible study too but I don't think I'd be able to follow the rules. If people aren't allowed to bring books, can they at least bring notes? lolHysteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02044678910937934731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991115252720548099.post-76072843276559490872009-10-12T11:26:33.433-07:002009-10-12T11:26:33.433-07:00Friend Gil,
I long for the sort of group study yo...Friend Gil,<br /><br />I long for the sort of group study you describe, and I'm grateful for your link to Friendly Bible Study. I will propose such a group to my meeting.<br /><br />Thanks you,<br />MichaelMichaelhttp://emptypath.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com