For the progressive left, social activism grounded in faith and theology crested in the 1960s.

I'm not going to parse the statement. You've got the statement I made earlier and the statement speaks for itself.

In Barack Obama, Democrats have put forth a man of strong religious faith who is comfortable connecting his spiritual life to his public role as a policymaker.

For me, and maybe for many religious kids of the '60s, the church lost relevance the more it became a surrogate in the movement for social and political change.

Maybe there'll be a simple, innocent explanation. I don't think so, because I think we would have offered that up already.

When I worked at the White House in the mid-1990s, I would not have dreamed of sharing my beliefs on faith with my colleagues.

There are so many similarities between a startup venture and a political campaign - the rhythm, the tempo, the hours, the intensity.

The White House is a huge organization, first and foremost.

By and large, people are sort of technologically averse in the political space.

She tilted her head to glare up at him. "There you go with the 'little witch' thing again. What did I tell you about that?" Knox grinned unrepentantly. "What can I say? You have bewitched me.

Families help us learn what unconditional love is

Either you make things happen or you quit.

Jesus is nuts about kids. He doesn't seem to think much of lawyers which really lands close to home, but He's nuts about kids and loves justice.

I'm still a farm boy at heart. If I hadn't suffered from asthma as a child, I would be a farmer today.

I got tested for AIDS. I know Barack got tested for AIDS. There's no shame in being tested for AIDS.

Expectation makes a blessing dear. Heaven were not heaven if we knew what it was.

I’m not, like, that smart.

I was nine when I first knew I wanted to be a writer, in particular, a poet.

If I'm staying in a hotel or I'm sleeping on my own I have the hairdryer on.