Jimmy Carter
A while back, I saw President Carter on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. As I was listening to him talk about his latest book, Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis, I immediately found myself wanting this book. He basically talked about the difference between fundamental religion, fundamental politics, and why the two need to be separated. It sounded like a very interesting topic.
So, Emily purchased this book for me for Christmas. I was so excited to receive this book. I’m not too far into the book (I’ve been too busy reading George Carlin’s book, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops), but so far I’m definitely enjoying it.
There’s a quote I’d like to share with you. President Carter asked a pastor that he was on a pioneer mission with what made him such a gentle and effective Christian witness. The pastor replied with this “Well, our Lord cannot do much with a man who is hard.” He went on to say, “You only need two loves in your life: for God, and for the person in front of you at any particular time.”
Pretty good stuff! If we would just all take that sort of thinking to heart and put it into action…this world would be a much different place.