Eventually, the Kennebunkport Episcopalian ran into a Little Rock Baptist who could preach, pray, weep, hug, sing and confess with the best of them. Now, Bush's heir is poised to make a run at the White House. Faith gives us a conscience - to keep us honest even when no one is watching.
Faith changes lives.
I know, because it has changed mine. I grew up in the church, but I didn't always walk the walk. Bush then described a backslider vs. the preacher showdown he had in the mid-1980s with evangelist Billy Graham. Bush's testimony also included nods to Promise Keeper orator Tony Evans, Prison Fellowship founder Chuck Colson and other prominent evangelicals. Yes, this Bush also pledged his allegiance to church-state separation.