Today we got down to work. Anytime there is a convention, it takes a few days for the delegates to really get their feet wet. Figuring out motions, amendments, just how things really work and why. But the problem is, while the delegates are figuring all this out, the resolutions are getting passed. Every convention I have attended (this is number four), the spirit of the convention is very trusting of the floor committees at the beginning, and much less so by the end. By the end, they have learned how to read for unintended consequences. It should come as no surprise here that there were resolutions passed today which I did not agree with, particularly 8-08A. But, and this is really, really important, I do not believe there was any false doctrine. My disliking a structural decision is not a sign of the apocalypse.
Perspective, my friends. Perspective. The bright spot today was Ted Kober's presentation on forgiveness. While it may not have been quite how I would have done it, he held up the forgiveness of sins and objective justification quite well, and that is to be commended. tomorrow is a new day in Christ. The Church is His bride, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against her. Sleep well. Rev. Todd Peperkorn
Pastoral Delegate, Circuit 26
South Wisconsin District
