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Daily Updates
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 14
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| Mennonite duo Ted & Lee (Lee Eshleman, left, and Ted Swartz, right) brought their humorous and insightful look into the Scriptures to NOAC Thursday evening. They performed their Old Testament drama, "The Creation Chronicles." |
WEATHER: Mostly sunny after very foggy start; high near 80
HIGHLIGHTS: Concluding Bible study by Bob Neff; general session on a "Sabbath Psalm"; continuing interest groups, handcrafts, and recreation (including golf and horseshoe tournaments), resource fair with presentations by various church agencies; folk music entertainment; vespers; Ted & Lee presenting "The Creation Chronicles" for the main evening session; and late-night Brethren college alumni gatherings.
TODAY'S QUOTE: "What a great conference! I can't wait till I'm old enough to attend!" -- Association of Brethren Caregivers executive director Steve Mason, who also drew cheers when he assured the audience he was not the day's featured speaker.
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| Walter Bachman of York, Pa., looks over Brethren Volunteer Service materials during Thursday afternoon's festive resource fair. In addition to displays, more than a dozen agencies and groups made special presentations. |
SESSIONS: Neff concluded his trio of morning Bible studies with Psalm 96, "A New Song All Life Long." Reading from several books as well as reciting from the Bible--some in Hebrew--Neff looked at "the incredible outpouring of creation." He said that we must "immerse ourselves in the love of God," and that our desire must be to live in the love of God. He told participants to share their "testimonies of a lifetime" with the younger generations.
Dawn followed up her Wednesday-evening sermon by looking at "Sabbath" and rest, using the familiar 23rd Psalm. She talked about God's faithfulness and caring for us, which can include tough love but is always present. "Jesus didn't say we shouldn't get into pits or give us instructions how to get out of the pit," she said. "He jumped into the pit with us." Her dimensions of rest included physical, intellectual, spiritual, and social.
Ted & Lee brought laughter and sharp insight to the auditorium in the evening. Their original drama presentation portrayed characters including God & Gabriel, Cain & Abel, Abraham, Aaron & Moses, Solomon, Samuel, Jeremiah, and Jonah.
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| Bob Neff concludes a series of Bible studies on the Psalms Thursday, looking at Psalm 96. |
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| Don Pedi, on dulcimer, teamed with fiddler Bruce Greene to perform some top-notch folk music Thursday afternoon. |
News from NOAC:
*A "memorial board" was put up in the Stuart Auditorium Thursday where people could place the names of friends and loved ones who had died in the two years since the last NOAC.
*Several dozen participants raised their hands when asked who had also attended the 1958 National Youth Conference held at Lake Junaluska.
*Videographer David Sollenberger is preparing a music wrap-up video of NOAC 2000, including NOAC News clips from the week, "Still Bearing Fruit" segments, and various scenes with musical accompaiment. Cost is $11. Tapes of most individual sessions are also available. |
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