"God loves each of us as if there were only one of us." - Saint Augustine

At the risk of being disfellowshipped by the entire Christian community in the entire world....
Am I the only one who doesn't get the "He is risen" statement with the "He is risen indeed" response?
Nobody I know talks like that (the response line) and no one has ever explained it to me. I've wondered if there's some ancient historical story behind the response line, like it's what the first century Christians said 'cause it works in Latin.
I'd find it easier to get with this program if the response line was "Amen" or even "Ain't that the truth!" But this one just feels so stilted, so wooden.

There's a loaf of bread on the counter. The label says it's gluten free, soy free, dairy free, nut free, and has no high fructose corn syrup.
Pam told me it tastes terrible and she's going to give what's left to the chickens.

The Pope must get awfully discouraged. Nobody pays him a bit of attention. In his Easter message he called for an end to the Syrian carnage. As though Assad would hear that and say, "Oh, well if the Pope wants me to stop massacring my own citizens by the most inhumane methods imaginable I guess I better stop right now!"
The Pope urges all kinds of things, almost all of which normal people agree with. The problem isn't normal people and seriously crazy people don't care what the Pope or anyone else says.

Speaking of the Pope, this pic (click to enlarge) accompanied a story on the BBC news page this morning. He's baptizing a Nigerian immigrant who stopped an attack by a crazy guy in a supermarket. (I don't see the connection, but hey...) How many odd things do you see in this photo?

• Should the Pope need to read from a script? By the time you get to be Pope shouldn't you have memorized the baptism script?
• Why does that G-man looking goon have his hand on the guy's back? What are they afraid might happen apart from some serious muscle?
• Why is the guy over the Pope's shoulder grinning? What does he think is funny?
• How far up the hierarchy do you have to climb to be the designated microphone holder? (Apparently not high enough to get a colored neck piece for your robe.)
• Does the Pope ever wear a wireless headset mic, or is that a bit too Britney Spears? 

I finished The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. Yeah, that's a book about something, and I wholeheartedly agree. Besides, his point is the same as James 1:2-4.

It's a fairly short book, an easy engaging read, and well worth your time. Plus, you can download it free because it's public domain. 

I have about six projects going on here and five of them are outside. 

The forecast calls for rain in varying amounts every day this week. 

I'm hoping the guy is predicting with his normal rate of accuracy.