BIBLICAL/HASIDIC WISDOM

07-11-2001, 02:25 PM

Hi Alton,

Speaking of eating the Bible.... I used to be a member and a deacon in the
Christian pentacostal fundamentalist church. It was very strict,
approaching the Hasidic degree of strictness. We were not supposed to read
any books other than the Bible. And of course there was great value placed
on in-depth knowledge of the Bible. If someone had memorized great
portions of it, was able to quote at length, and at the drop of a hat, we'd
say, "Old Alton, well, he jes' swallowed the Book!"

Love,

--Greg

At 09:18 PM 7/11/01 -0000, ALTON A ALTON wrote:
>
>Dear Bruce:
>
>You wrote:
>To put it another, just as
>appallingly clever way, all
>generalizations are ultimately
>false -- including this one, but
>most especially *that* one! :-)
>
>You convinced me:
>I wont ever again quote the bible again. I just will eat it, Bible
>bread that is.
>
>Love,
>Alton

Greg Goode (e-mail: goode)
Computer Support
Phone: 4-5723

07-11-2001, 02:37 PM

Dear Greg:
Thanks for you beingness.
Your right I am maturationally old, but on a former birthday, my wife
gave me a birthday card stating.

YOUR ONLY GROWING OLDER NOT MORE MATURE. HA HA.

lOVE,
ALTON

--- In HarshaSatsangh@y..., Gregory Goode wrote:
> Hi Alton,
>
> Speaking of eating the Bible.... I used to be a member and a
deacon in the
> Christian pentacostal fundamentalist church. It was very strict,
> approaching the Hasidic degree of strictness. We were not supposed
to read
> any books other than the Bible. And of course there was great
value placed
> on in-depth knowledge of the Bible. If someone had memorized great
> portions of it, was able to quote at length, and at the drop of a
hat, we'd
> say, "Old Alton, well, he jes' swallowed the Book!"
>
> Love,
>
> --Greg
>
> At 09:18 PM 7/11/01 -0000, ALTON A ALTON wrote:
> >
> >Dear Bruce:
> >
> >You wrote:
> >To put it another, just as
> >appallingly clever way, all
> >generalizations are ultimately
> >false -- including this one, but
> >most especially *that* one! :-)
> >
> >You convinced me:
> >I wont ever again quote the bible again. I just will eat it, Bible
> >bread that is.
> >
> >Love,
> >Alton
>
>
> Greg Goode (e-mail: goode)
> Computer Support
> Phone: 4-5723

07-11-2001, 03:10 PM

Alton,

That's a funny one! I'm maturationally young, but not chronologically.
Although there's just a bit of hair left on my head, I still like to eat
Cap'n Crunch cereal, drink root beer, ride a bike, and watch movies with
lots of car chases!

Love,

--Greg

At 09:37 PM 7/11/01 -0000, ALTON A ALTON wrote:
>
>
>Dear Greg:
>Thanks for you beingness.
>Your right I am maturationally old, but on a former birthday, my wife
>gave me a birthday card stating.
>
>YOUR ONLY GROWING OLDER NOT MORE MATURE. HA HA.
>
>lOVE,
>ALTON
>
>
>
>--- In HarshaSatsangh@y..., Gregory Goode wrote:
>> Hi Alton,
>>
>> Speaking of eating the Bible.... I used to be a member and a
>deacon in the
>> Christian pentacostal fundamentalist church. It was very strict,
>> approaching the Hasidic degree of strictness. We were not supposed
>to read
>> any books other than the Bible. And of course there was great
>value placed
>> on in-depth knowledge of the Bible. If someone had memorized great
>> portions of it, was able to quote at length, and at the drop of a
>hat, we'd
>> say, "Old Alton, well, he jes' swallowed the Book!"

Greg Goode (e-mail: goode)
Computer Support
Phone: 4-5723