Comments on: Study Habits of The Gentleman Scholar – an AOM Classic http://www.confederatecolonel.com/2012/01/study-habits-of-the-gentleman-scholar-an-aom-classic/ The New Life of The Old South Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:07:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: Drew http://www.confederatecolonel.com/2012/01/study-habits-of-the-gentleman-scholar-an-aom-classic/comment-page-1/#comment-13303 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:01:58 +0000 http://www.confederatecolonel.com/?p=2115#comment-13303 Stephen,

I would just like to say great site. I have been perusing both this one, and your Southern Agrarian, and I find them both to be very informative. Growing up, I did cover to cover readings of the Bible, and my father read it to me every night as a child. I no longer do cover to cover readings, because I feel from personal experience that I no longer need it. I do however, refer to it as thoughts cross my mind, or I when thinking about a certain subject. If you’d like a dose of the spiritual, feel free to take a look at my father’s blog – The Naive Gatekeeper. One of my favorites of his has to do with being a married man, and being a man in general, a theme that runs throughout his writings. Thanks again for a couple of really great blogs.

]]> By: Stephen Clay McGehee http://www.confederatecolonel.com/2012/01/study-habits-of-the-gentleman-scholar-an-aom-classic/comment-page-1/#comment-13266 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:02:36 +0000 http://www.confederatecolonel.com/?p=2115#comment-13266 When it comes to doing a cover-to-cover reading of The Bible, I have found that if I just try to read it as a normal book, it takes only a few minutes for my mind to wander far away. My eyes are looking at the words, but my mind is somewhere else. The cure that I have found is to listen to a recorded reading (I use the Alexander Scourby on CD) as I am reading. It bothers me that I need a crutch like that, but if that’s what it takes, then that’s what I do. A cover-to-cover reading isn’t really serious study, but I thought I’d pass that along in case others find themselves in a similar situation.

Thank you for stopping by, Lindsay.

]]> By: Lindsay http://www.confederatecolonel.com/2012/01/study-habits-of-the-gentleman-scholar-an-aom-classic/comment-page-1/#comment-13265 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:54:24 +0000 http://www.confederatecolonel.com/?p=2115#comment-13265 I am not a Southern gentlemen but instead a Southern lady, and I greatly benefited from your post – I too have tried many times to seriously study the Bible only to get myself sidetracked. One of my goals is to change that, and I think many of your points apply. I have also forwarded the post onto my husband, thanks!

]]> By: Stephen Clay McGehee http://www.confederatecolonel.com/2012/01/study-habits-of-the-gentleman-scholar-an-aom-classic/comment-page-1/#comment-13262 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:15:38 +0000 http://www.confederatecolonel.com/?p=2115#comment-13262 Congratulations, sir! One of the criteria that I use when deciding what to post here is to ask, “what do I wish I had learned earlier in life?” This is definitely one of those skills that I needed but didn’t have. On the other hand, it’s never too late to learn.

]]> By: Trevor Hewitt http://www.confederatecolonel.com/2012/01/study-habits-of-the-gentleman-scholar-an-aom-classic/comment-page-1/#comment-13261 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:58:27 +0000 http://www.confederatecolonel.com/?p=2115#comment-13261 I use many of these tools already and have a 4.0 GPA and at the top of my class. Thank you for the post!

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