Micah 6:8
1 Kings 12:6-20
Yes, your life matters.
We all are still sheltering in place, but I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?
Unity sounds like a noble goal, but unity around what? We've heard the same thing in the church for decades - calls for unity are so common that they're almost not noticed anymore due to their ubiquity.
The problem is that those calls for unity generally are simply calls to ignore the very real differences in understanding of Scripture, rather than calls to unite around the person of Jesus and to work to come to agreements where possible, to respect respectable differences where possible, and finally to divide where differences are on the essentials of the faith. To act as though there is unity when there isn't goes beyond disingenuous to dishonesty - and to be dishonest with God is not a good idea.
I would love to believe him, but it seems that our new president is calling for Unity and then acting as though that means nothing other than acquiescing to his goals. It's definitely time for more civility, but I simply cannot unite with those who hold ideas that are contrary to my firmly held beliefs, any more than I would expect them to do so with me.
Please - just stop pretending to be a uniter and actually become one. We could use someone who works for all of us (or at least most of us), and especially who works for American interests rather than his own or those of foreign interests.
OK. That's enough political near-diatribe.
Keep Calm and Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.
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