We are of course a nation of differences. Those differences don't make us weak. They're the source of our strength.

Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear.

A country will have authority and influence because of moral factors, not its military strength; because it can be humble and not blatant and arrogant; because our people want to serve others and not dominate others. And a nation without morality will soon lose its influence around the world.

God wisely designed the human body so that we can neither pat our own backs nor kick ourselves too easily.

I believe in the separation of church and state. The government has the right to say what happens in a civil case, like in a court house. And religious people have a right to say what happens in a church congregation. They are two completely separate things.

Being president is as difficult as writing the perfect poem. And being president is as effortless as writing the perfect poem. Always a Reckoning, my first collection of poetry, was described by Booklist as 'keenly evocative.'

It's important to meet with the people who can shape future events, and who might be causing a current problem. And to ignore them means that the problem will continue.