Comments on: Where Was I

By: Brian Yamabe

Brian Yamabe — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:11:35 +0000

Michael,
You’re right about that gasp. My guess was disbelief from all sides.

By: Michael Kaiser

Michael Kaiser — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:02:01 +0000

Great take on those 8 seconds. What struck me was those micro seconds as the video faded out and then the seemingly infinite time for the slow fade in with the results. Then, that very quiet gasp. I do not know if that gasp was for Harrison being elected or Kieschnick not being re-elected, or if it was just for the moment of the issue finally being settled. It sure seemed quiet for a long moment. Hope you’ve found some time to work on that golf swing. That’s a vocation too!

By: Brian Yamabe

Brian Yamabe — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:02:07 +0000

Pr. Lorfeld,
Tweeting at times was great stress relief so it was a pleasure. I think you might have mentioned that it would the ban on messaging should probably have been lifted. Before the convention I felt the same way, but the pastor next to me was texting because he was dealing with a dying member and even knowing that it was tough to handle because some of the resolutions really had substance. I will admit on the last day I missed a couple of amendment and procedural votes because I was tweeting. Without the ban, I could see lots of potential problems.

By: Rev. Matthew Lorfeld

Rev. Matthew Lorfeld — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:50:52 +0000

I was driving back from spending a short “weekend” (Sunday Afternoon-Tuesday Morning) with my family up at their cabin. I was following via twitter… and occasionally I got the audio to work on my cell through the live feed (video wasn’t working… but that’s a cell phone thing). For the most part I just saw some of the updates and was anxious to hear the results. I got in just before the vote was to happen and rushed in to boot up my computer…. which took longer than it ever has… by the time the live stream was up they were just announcing that he had won and I got to hear Pastor Harrison speak. What a great and humbling speech.
A good leader gives direction. A great leader inspires. Pastor Harrison has inspired a renewed confidence in the sufficiency and efficacy of God’s Word… not simply for that moment of coming to faith… but in all things. I also was greatly encouraged by his promise not to settle things by coercion. This has been a fear of many who did not support him.
Well that is enough thoughts for now. I do appreciate the tweets you and others provided when you were able to keep the rest of us up to speed.