Hi! I host a Bible study each week on Cornychat. It’s every Tuesday at 8 pm New York time (we just wrapped up after starting about an hour ago). Attendance and participation had been steadily growing and thriving, but for the past several meetings, it’s been quite low. In contrast with this, many people seem to value that I do this, reposting and liking my updates I send out with #nostrbiblestudy Would a different time or something work better for the people who like the idea of this but aren’t usually joining? Would people prefer a Signal and/or Telegram group to chat and get reminders instead of following a Nostr hashtag or joining the SimpleX group? Please share your ideas! #Bible #Christian #Jesus #God #faith #cornychat #grownostr #asknostr

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I would love a Signal group as a reminder! Had a meeting for my neighborhood association tonight, but I do want to attend a future study!
Cornychat has been pretty slow in the evenings lately. I think it may be that it's summer and people are busier πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ
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npub1d6qz...3nur 11 months ago
Christ is in our midst+ Forgive me for the late reply! AM PT is touch for me, depending on the day and time. Evenings are best.
Thanks for doing this ! I was limited schedule wise before , however , that changed , I’m planning on keeping up a lot more going into the future .
Ignore this I just found the time you posted. I am in Australia, so time does not suit. This would be a wonderful group to be involved in, I have lots to learn . One day I may be able to join β€οΈπŸ™πŸ»
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npub1yye4...hmd0 11 months ago
Hey! For me it’s the date and time. I really want to attend but can’t. I’m definitely open to attending if there is a change in day. 🫢🏻
What is the focus of your studies and which bible are you reading from? I'm not so much interested in attending just curious, I noticed there are a lot of Christians on Nostr. That and the Christians on nostr seem much more genuine and humble, on the right path actually trying to live by Jesus teachings compared to what I am used to from both real life and social media.
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Corban 11 months ago
Nostr, SimpleX, or Signal work for me. Weekday evenings or Sundays are probably best for me, so I will set a reminder for next Tuesday at 8pm.
My mother's mother was kidnapped from her community as a child by the government for being mixed race and given to a Catholic boarding school to be raised as a domestic servant as part of the Australian eugenics plan known as "breeding out the black" My mother was one of those cherry pick a bit of everything from any religion because it sounded right to her types, both devout Catholic but also a little Buddhist zain pagan droid whatever else. My father's parents were Jehovah's witnesses, my father had very traumatic experiences as a child and put a lot of the blame for why his parents could be so abusive on the JWs and religion in general. So my father raised me anti theist while I was attending meetings with his parents and my mother would take me to every different church mosque shine temple etc. she could. Personally I believe the universe itself is alive and we are all part of it and any further explanation would be pointless because it's literally beyond our comprehension as human beings to even imagine what God actually is.
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Lucid 11 months ago
I'm just learning how to use corny chat through alby. No change is needed for me personally, I'll try to make it. Can I see invites or somethings?
I find this an excellent initiative to study biblical texts. I would be delighted to join. Keep going, may God πŸ™ and Bitcoin ⚑ continue to guide you.
Could we do some sort of asynchronous chat study? People could hop in whenever possible and contribute. It could be in addition to the actual live chat during the week.
This sounds a bit like why we made the SimpleX chat. Sometimes it gets used, but not very frequently, which is why I was wondering if it would be more active as a signal group. Of course, you’re free to make whatever you want! I don’t hold a patent on Nostr Bible studies πŸ˜… quite the opposite, I dream that someday there will be many different ones, having nothing to do with me but everything to do with Jesus.
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npub1yye4...hmd0 11 months ago
Thursday or Friday at 5pm est. Sorry small window. During the day on Saturday is usually good for me but horrible for everyone else I’m sure.
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