Courage is just fear, plus prayers, plus understanding.

Courage is just fear, plus prayers, plus understanding.

[I]f these [new] books ... must be retained, as they will be, should not the Bible regain the place it read more

[I]f these [new] books ... must be retained, as they will be, should not the Bible regain the place it once held as a school book?

Hopefully we got it soon enough to get it stopped.

Hopefully we got it soon enough to get it stopped.

Each story I've written starts out as a vague idea that seems to be going nowhere, then suddenly materializes as read more

Each story I've written starts out as a vague idea that seems to be going nowhere, then suddenly materializes as a completed concept. It almost seems like a discovery, as if the story was always there. The few elements I start out with are actually clues. If I figure out what they mean, I can discover the story that's waiting.

Pete Sessions now has a responsibility to explain why he became an advocate for Malaysia after this trip, whereas before read more

Pete Sessions now has a responsibility to explain why he became an advocate for Malaysia after this trip, whereas before he had shown no interest at all.

It was the most exciting match of the day.

It was the most exciting match of the day.

I rise long before day and work till nightfall, when I take a walk and go to bed.

I rise long before day and work till nightfall, when I take a walk and go to bed.

Dubai has been trying to prove to the rest of the Arab world that there is life after oil, and read more

Dubai has been trying to prove to the rest of the Arab world that there is life after oil, and that in fact it's a better life. The good news is there is room for a second and a third Dubai, just like there was room for a second Singapore in Asia.

I think, in general, most people go to the pump and they see what the price is. They don't really read more

I think, in general, most people go to the pump and they see what the price is. They don't really understand how much the weather really effects our energy consumption and our energy supply.