[Faith-talk] Faith-talk Digest, Vol 101, Issue 3

[Jordan Mirander]

There was no prayer before the NFBC banquet at our convention on October 31.

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>   1. Re: Convention Services (Debby Phillips)
>   2. Re: Convention Services (Ericka)
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> Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2015 18:24:18 -0800
> From: Debby Phillips <semisweetdebby at gmail.com>
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> So Justin, what exactly do you mean by that? That's a rather 
> interesting response to people who are wanting to have some kind 
> of fellowship and worship time during a convention.  What kind of 
> action would you want these folks to be involved in? Certainly 
> prayer is one of the most important things we can do.  We 
> certainly do need to be active in whatever ways God is calling us 
> to act.  Many people are involved in all kinds of things.  Many 
> of us are not only involved in church activities but serve in 
> other ways.  I myself serve on the State Rehab Council for the 
> Department of Services for the Blind in Washington State.  So I'm 
> really curious about your remark, Justin.    Blessings,    Debby
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> Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 23:23:36 -0600
> From: Ericka <dotwriter1 at gmail.com>
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> Seventh-day Adventists worship on Saturday and all the Jews I know worship on Friday night. One of my friends is a rabbi! 
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> Ericka Short
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>> On Dec 1, 2015, at 6:32 PM, Linda Mentink via Faith-talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hi All,
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>> I just realized why we don't see Jewish services listed in the agenda: probably because they worship on Saturday, their Sabbath. If the convention isn't over a Saturday, it won't be scheduled.
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>> if you want to explore this further with Tom Anderson, please do. The responses I shared were from the leadership in charge at the time.
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>> Invocations before morning General Sessions and prayer before the banquets is a long-standing tradition nationally, and that's why the state affiliates follow that example.
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>> Blessings,
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>> Linda
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