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All of you must become a unity.  Let there be no divisions in your hearts.  When I was among you I cried at the top of my voice, with the very voice of God: “Be united with the bishop, the priests and the deacons.”
Some people thought I cried like this because I foresaw a schism.  He for whose sake I am in chains is my witness that I did not speak in that way because anyone had given me such a warning.  I had simply been listening  to the Spirit proclaiming:
“Do nothing without the bishop!  Keep your body as a temple of God!  Love unity, avoid factions! Be imitators of Jesus Christ, as Jesus Christ is of the Father! [cf. 1 Cor. 3:16; 6:19; 11:1]
With such an aim I have done all I could, as one destined to the service of unity.  God does not dwell where…

It’s Sunday.  I don’t have it in me to talk politics today, except tangentially.

Father in Heaven, I am so tired of this election.  I’m weary of thinking through the ins and outs of policy, fact-checking four men who all project confidence (if not veracity) in their arsenal of sound bytes, praying that the right man (or is it just the “least wrong” man?) will win the office of president.

My faith in the whole political process is shaky today.  I don’t feel as if I have anywhere to plant my feet.  So I’m taking a break today from reading about it.  I’m giving the blog readers a break from reading it, too–even though I find my brother a captivating and compelling voice in this whole election season.

All I know today is that, no matter what happens on November 6, 2012,

“God is not a man, that He should lie

When it comes to having children, there are many things a parent does not choose, such as eye and hair color, personality, what the child will look like, and whether it will be born healthy. One thing the parent does choose is the child’s name. 

There’s so much we could comment on after last night’s circus act; sorry… I mean Vice Presidential debate. I’m referring, of course, to the travesty on the left side of the screen aimed at distracting America from the serious discussion that took place on the right side of the screen.

One of my friends found a simple but elegant way to keep his focus on the debate (no duct tape necesary):