JohnH wrote: ↑Wed Jun 17, 2026 10:52 am
I forgot about one other time that's quite common. At a wedding, a layperson often exercises their freedom to get up and "support the message", as a wedding is technically a standard worship service, and technically the worship service is considered the highest purpose of the meeting, not the wedding.
"Should anyone present know of any reason that this couple should not be joined in holy matrimony, speak now or forever hold your peace." Fortunately, a response to that is not common.
Our wedding services don't do that, and the last non-Holdeman plain wedding I went to didn't either.
They do ask the two participants if they are "free of other marital engagements". I guess you aren't allowed to be engaged to multiple people at the same time. (My denomination has actually expelled people for bigamy before, and no, it was in America, not some faraway country.)
Sunday School I can see for the children, otherwise it's just a forum for men to argue , much better to spend the time in singing , or worship in praises ,
Jeff Altweg wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2026 9:27 am
Sunday School I can see for the children, otherwise it's just a forum for men to argue , much better to spend the time in singing , or worship in praises ,
I have been in a few of those "argument forum" classes as well as some on the other end of the spectrum where the teacher drones on and on and everyone tunes out. But I have also been blessed to be in quite a few classes where almost everyone was engaged and respectfully discussing the scripture. I tend to get more inspiration from these discussions than from a sermon. I know there are different learning styles though and not everyone has the same experience.
Jeff Altweg wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2026 9:27 am
Sunday School I can see for the children, otherwise it's just a forum for men to argue , much better to spend the time in singing , or worship in praises ,
Where do you experience this?
I can think of only a few times in my life where I’ve been in a mens adult Sunday School class where argument has taken place. And even then it was appropriate and contained respectfully between a high trust elderly father and his middle aged son. It was a legitimate exchange if ideas. It was not ugly whatsoever. And I think in those arguments, there was edification there for rest of the class.
Most of my experience has been an exchange of thoughts, and when there was disagreement, the people would try to legitimize the other persons thought, while adding to the topic. More, “yes and-“ instead of “that’s wrong.”
Wesleyb wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2026 11:20 am
Also, I looked at the title of this thread again and realized that Ohio Jones has missed an excellent opportunity for a nautical pun.
Ahoy! I had the same thought, and was formulating one just before opening the thread and reading this.
As an occasional Sunday School skipper myself, I find one of the biggest challenges is knowing when to bring the discussion into port and drop the anchor so we can navigate into the rest of the service without missing the opening song. (We have Sunday School first, so we can "Sail and Sing" each week without the expense of having celebrities on board.)
Wesleyb wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2026 11:20 am
Also, I looked at the title of this thread again and realized that Ohio Jones has missed an excellent opportunity for a nautical pun.
Ahoy! I had the same thought, and was formulating one just before opening the thread and reading this.
As an occasional Sunday School skipper myself, I find one of the biggest challenges is knowing when to bring the discussion into port and drop the anchor so we can navigate into the rest of the service without missing the opening song. (We have Sunday School first, so we can "Sail and Sing" each week without the expense of having celebrities on board.)
Aye aye mate, and to summarize the recent discussion it seems as if Mr. Altweg has experienced more than his share of tempestuous voyages while Mr. ehr and I have been fortunate to sail in more favorable conditions. Maybe related to the quality of the skipper?
Wesleyb wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2026 12:21 pmAye aye mate, and to summarize the recent discussion it seems as if Mr. Altweg has experienced more than his share of tempestuous voyages while Mr. ehr and I have been fortunate to sail in more favorable conditions. Maybe related to the quality of the skipper?
I know R7ehr is sometimes wrong, here and also probably during Sunday School discussions, but do we really have to call him that?
Wesleyb wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2026 12:21 pmAye aye mate, and to summarize the recent discussion it seems as if Mr. Altweg has experienced more than his share of tempestuous voyages while Mr. ehr and I have been fortunate to sail in more favorable conditions. Maybe related to the quality of the skipper?
I know R7ehr is sometimes wrong, here and also probably during Sunday School discussions, but do we really have to call him that?
Well, I'll let R7 chime in if he wishes to educate us on the origins of his surname, but it sounds German and is likely not derived from the Latin errare
Wesleyb wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2026 12:21 pmAye aye mate, and to summarize the recent discussion it seems as if Mr. Altweg has experienced more than his share of tempestuous voyages while Mr. ehr and I have been fortunate to sail in more favorable conditions. Maybe related to the quality of the skipper?
I know R7ehr is sometimes wrong, here and also probably during Sunday School discussions, but do we really have to call him that?
It looks like he has been disappearing in little chunks.
