When was the last time you took a "breather" from all those distractions that claim to be the most important concerns in life? Take a break from the din and listen instead to the voices of biblical and church tradition - our true "sponsor" whose words we should heed, despite the cacophony of advertising that tries to dissuade us from the tradition.

Remember when television shows were regularly interrupted by a velvet-voice announcing, "And now a word from our sponsors"? From there the programming moved into a seemingly endless commercial break - giving us all a chance to go to the bathroom, walk the dog, raid the refrigerator or put on our p.j.'s.

There was a comforting distinction between the programming and the commercials during those good old, three-network, primetime days. No longer…