Bible Study

Last Thursday, January 31, 2019

Janet has really been looking forward to getting together with her bible study group, her homies, as she calls them.  Last Thursday was the day of the first gathering.  There were about 8-9 of us there. The ninth person, Ruth, came in later. She had been at a meeting. I’d met several of the women before so that was nice. I got to know them better in this new context.

I was a bit nervous about the bible study because I’m not a bible thumper and I looked upon it as an anthropological study. Fortunately, the passages being studied were in Acts which reads more like a novel than a religious text so I was glad about that. The whole meeting was more like book club than religion or theology so that was interesting—except for the prayin’ part.  That was more like religion.

The very best part was when it was decided that at the next bible study, Janet would lead the group in discussing the next passage.  It will be Acts, Chapter 8, beginning with verse 26. It’s about Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch. There were a few brief comments about eunuchs and what they are, whereupon one of the women remarked that she thought eunuchs were Catholic Priests. I can hardly wait for the next bible study….. Just sayin’.