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Hi, my name is TKS.  I'm married, have 2 married daughter and 5 grandchildren.  I'm a working real estate broker, my wife of 46 years works at Mom's house, free day care for women, who are getting their education, and have children age 0 to 5 years old. My wife and I have been studying the for 40+ years.  We live in northern Ohio

 

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My name is Ange, I am going through the Great Prayers study. I'm in the US, but have been blessed to travel to more than 30 throughout my life.  I met the Lord almost 30 yrs ago and keep learning more about Him each year. The Bible itself became real in Athens, Patmos, and Ephesus. Thank you for allowing me here.

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Hey everybody, I'm here, Unisah, to learn and earn some biblical insights with you all. It is indeed a blessing to interact with y'all on this platform. I live in Georgia but originally from West Africa. Imagine living 6000 miles from home! Doing what? Part-time pastor in a rural setting! Praises are really due "eternally" to our Lord. Amen. 

 

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Hello to everyone! I'm excited to begin my first online Bible Study - JesusWalk, The Gospel of John - and look forward to studying with Pastor Ralph and you all. My wonderful husband, two sons, one daughter-in-law, and I are from Oklahoma. (No "wavin' wheat" here, just beautiful mountains!) I'm thankful the Lord helped me "find" this site while looking online for a picture of Jesus on the beach with His disciples. :) Needless to say, I'm ready! God bless all of you as we study together!

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Hi Ralph, 

I wrote a book about John 1-5, titled Call the Words a Sage  and about myself I wrote:

"Brian Bouton, MD, is a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy 1957, Harvard College 1961, and University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1965. He trained in psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital in the Boston area. He is currently in private practice in Chapel Hill, NC. He describes his practice as a therapy of the soul’s relationship with Christ. Following the Way and Word of the Cross bequeathed to us by our Lord Jesus Christ, Brian has dedicated this past decade to exploring the Word of God and how it manifests clearly and beautifully in the Prologue to the Gospel of John. It is his fervent hope that Call the Words A Sage expands and deepens the spiritual and mystical message of John’s Prologue and that his fellow Christians will use the Word Pray Poem Way illustrated in this book to write their own Word Pray poems, sharing them with Brian, in hopes of publishing an anthology of Word Pray Way Poems dedicated to our Lord Jesus Christ".

The poem part of the book, first page (3) goes: (MS Word-a poor copy of the pdf):

The form is an attempt at a sacred Acrostic poem which as far as I can tell, has

never been attempted before. 


                                                     I N T HE B E G I NNI N G

 Inward                              The inner oneness of God’s Word

                                    Draws us deeper to Christ Lord

Nearness                          Harness us to see Thee clearly                           

                                            Love Thee dearly seek Thee nearly

 

Transcendent                   Before all the Sun Resplendent

                                           Father Son interdependent

Holy                                  The Only Son Word most Holy

 

                                           Before any thought unholy

Eternal                              Your Word turns original Love

                                           Eternal letters from above

 

Before                           Way back perforce no time no thing

                                 Vast empty before angels sing

Existence                     Sounding unvoiced into being

                                      Lighting the blind into seeing

God                            Good God unseen in vast so deep

                                      Shepherds our souls still and asleep

Innate                            Wisdom and Love connate in time

                                       Grace and Truth resonate in rhyme

Nuanced                      Subtle simple a genius clock

                                Wheels within wheels danced unlock

Numinous                    Sacred beauty full and luminous

                                Life water from Christ fountainous

Infinite                           Limitless God full flowing mercy

                                 Word rivers fathomless fluency

Natural                          Innate gift of endless giving

                                       Scriptural gift for the living

Grace                           Graced by unwon mercy and love

                                Embracing Him God’s dove above

Brian Bouton, MD, is a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy 1957, Harvard College 1961, and University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1965. He trained in psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and
McLean Hospital in the Boston area. He is currently in private practice
in Chapel Hill, NC. He describes his practice as a therapy of the soul’s relationship with Christ. Following the Way and Word of the Cross bequeathed to us by our Lord Jesus Christ, Brian has dedicated this past decade to exploring the Word of God and how it manifests clearly and beautifully in the Prologue to the Gospel of John. It is his fervent hope that Call the Words A Sage expands and deepens the spiritual and mystical message of John’s Prologue and that his fellow Christians will use the Word Pray Poem Way illustrated in this book to write their own Word Pray poems, sharing them with Brian, in hopes of publishing an anthology of Word Pray Way Poems dedicated to our Lord Jesus Chris

I would love to send you a pdf copy of the book if you would like it. 

I really appreciate the time, treasure and talent you freely give in studying John.

I am signed up with the Forum, but when I am in it, I do not see how to respond 

to individual posts. 

 

Thanks, 

Brian

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I am Janzie.  I am so happy to be back at this Bible study.  It is a must.  We need to be in the Word every day because it is powerful and changes us.  I live in Rochester, NY and have lived here all my life.  I am a senior who enjoys gardening and cooking and studying the Word. Looking forward to His Word being planted in my heart.

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Shalom! My name is David. I live in Bucks County, PA. I attend a PCA church and have done so for about 10 years. When I have time, I enjoy playing the piano. I am also studying modern Hebrew. I worked through one of these JoyfulHeart studies last year (2022) before and during Advent.

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Hi, I am Glory, 21 years old. from India and I am a Pentecostal, whole family is involved in ministry, father -pastor and mother- evangelist/prophetess.  Currently perusing medicine 2nd year. My thirst is to know more about God and his kingdom. On the process of writing books on the revelations that God gives me, and I also write gospel songs.

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Hi, I am Bengt Korswing. I live in the country of Sweden. I am a retired pastor who has found great joy in the extra time I have now to dig deeper into the word of God and to learn more about the culture of Jesus time and of the prophets. I grew up in South East Africa, Mocambique where my parents were missionaries. Later in life God called me to Sierra Leone as a technical missionary for twp years and then I stayed on according God directive as a tent maker missionary. God tought me so very much about His love and care during those years. I am married to an American girl whom I met in S.L. she was there as a missionary for the American Weslyan church. We have two daughters. God sent us to Sweden to work and to stay. We now help small churches with Sunday services and family camps. I etter stop now 🙂 there so much more to share but that will have to be another time.  God bless all of you. I am looking forward to this Bible study. The Bible can be studied for a hundred years and there will still be more to find.

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