A little explanation: I come down on the confessional side of Lutheran "polity." I took my vows to defend and uphold the Scripture and Confessions of the Lutheran church, and I take those vows seriously. Heretofore, there have been candidates for president who have been confessional, too. They have been good men, and I respect them.

Rev. Matthew Harrison is different, though. He's not merely an "us against them" kind of confessional man (not that the others were, necessarily). He's a "we want and need them with us" kind of confessional man. He shows himself to be. He gets it.

The links:

• harrisonforpresident.org
• It's Time: LCMS Unity and Mission - the home of information related to Rev. Matthew C. Harrison's paper of the same title, written in response to the LCMS' Blue Ribbon Task Force on Synod Structure and Governance.
• It's Time: LCMS Unity and Mission - Rev. Harrison's paper