America's fighting men and women sacrifice much to ensure that our great nation stays free. We owe a debt of gratitude to the soldiers that have paid the ultimate price for this cause as well as for those who are blessed enough to return from the battlefield unscathed.

But I think it's up to a local congregation to determine whether or not a marriage should be blessed of God. And it shouldn't be up to the government.

I pinch myself because of the understanding that I've been blessed with a real rare opportunity that few Americans ever get - to serve their government and their people at this level.

We need to reclaim our American system of limited government low taxes reasonable regulations and sound money which has blessed us with unprecedented prosperity. And it has done more to help the poor than any other economic system ever designed.

No man succeeds without a good woman behind him. Wife or mother if it is both he is twice blessed indeed.

Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God.

Until we meet again may God bless you as he has blessed me.

Jesus didn't say 'Blessed are those who care for the poor.' He said 'Blessed are we where we are poor where we are broken.' It is there that God loves us deeply and pulls us into deeper communion with himself.

I'm blessed and I thank God for every day for everything that happens for me.

I don't mind saying you know that I don't take a salary from the church and God has blessed me with more money than I could imagine from my books.