“One of the most amazing surprises of the presidency was the fact that people’s prayers affected me.”
Former President George W. Bush
The former president was quoted by the Washington Post. (RNS)
“As Christians, we are asked to believe some pretty strange things that just defy logic, like Jesus was born to a virgin. If we can believe those things, how hard is it to believe we can win a national championship?”
Jerry Chaplain
The athletics director of Messiah College, an evangelical Christian college in Grantham, Pa., was discussing the three NCAA titles the school won last year. (RNS)
“A religion that emerges from the soil of strict adherence to law as a means of gaining God’s favor will always tend toward extreme self-sacrifice.”
Carey Cash
The Navy chaplain, who preaches to President at the chapel of Camp David, was writing about Islam in a 2005 book. He was quoted by the Washington Post. (RNS)