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We
had an unusual speaker at the taster session day enthusing
about the Alpha course: Jonathan Aitken, former senior government
minister in Mrs Thatcher's cabinet. Over 120 people came
to hear him talk about the Alpha course and how this had
helped him in his own life. Many were impressed by his candour,
humility and humour, including how he had incurred "a
royal flush", as he called it, of self-inflicted disasters
and then moved to a place of deeper awareness of others,
God and what life is fundamentally about. There followed
an all too brief question time before we had to go back
to our offices. Perhaps the most interesting unanswered
questions - found on cards afterwards - were:
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If you had not reached such depths, do you think you would
have heard the knocking?
> How boring was John Major?
> You found God when you were in the depths of despair.
We are not. How do we know we need God?
> Christianity seems to be about personal relationships
with God/Christ. What is the point of churches?
Business
Alpha Edinburgh were and are most grateful to Jonathan Aitken
for offering his services entirely free to us.
The
course got underway a week later. About 55 people gathered
each week at 12.45 to enjoy a light lunch of soup and sandwiches
followed by tea/coffee and biscuits. At 1.00 there was a
formal welcome followed by a short talk. Then came a 25
minute discussion time before people left for their offices
at 1.50. There was no charge: guests just made a donation
towards the cost of the refreshments.
We
would love to welcome you to a Business Alpha course. Please
register your interest by sending us an email with the subject
line "Interest in BAE" to either:
iainarchibald@oasisedinburgh.com
or zoe@oasisedinburgh.com
or
ring Iain on 0131 445 5699 or 0131 229 1142 or call Zoe
on 0790 7799 174.
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