The first time I met Jimmy Carter, my initial thought was, “Oh, I didn’t know he was so short.” Fortunately, I didn’t say it out loud. I was at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2007 for a planning meeting for the Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant, a
Thank you so very much for this most fitting tribute to our 39th President. I met him when he was running for President, I served as his Missouri 8th Congressional Chairman, battling against a lot of good old boys and girls who considered the Peanut Farmer with distain, until he got the nomination, then they wanted to be on the inside, but never truly came to appreciate the man and his contributions to our nation. The legacy he has left in his years since leaving the White House far out paces man of those, if not - dare I say - all of those who have held the Office. I just can find, a single President in retirement who comes close to accomplishing what Jimmy Carter has done. He and Rosalyn were simply good, wonderful people who exemplify a living, dynamic faith live in a most humble manner.
Jimmy Carter is just too good for the mean-spirited, self-seeking, self-promoting politicians of our present day. He is and always will be my most-admired President of my time (I'm a senior) and I am so thankful to the Lord that He gave us such a wonderful, godly leader as President Carter. Thank you for this wonderful tribute to such a gracious, family-loving, country-loving man, Jesus-loving man.
I was asked the other day what kind of Baptist are you? It was in the context of a conversation about affiliation with churches over the years. I wish I'd thought in the moment to say I'm a Baptist like Jimmy Carter. I knew most of the things mentioned in your thoughtful and thorough tribute to President Carter's life and work, Brian. You also taught me some things that just magnify my appreciation and admiration for the way Brother Jimmy has lived his faith. Baptists don't have "saints." We call one another brother or sister as peers in this journey. There's no hierarchy here. President Carter brought that unpretentious approach to working with others while in the White House and ever since, whether he was picking up a hammer to build a Habitat house, or handing a pen to a Prime Minister brokering a peace agreement. It is good to hold up examples that model the Way, not for the purpose of veneration, but to honor and, ultimately, to aspire to live well our own faith-walk in Christ. Let me amend my earlier comment. I am not a Baptist like Jimmy Carter. But I aspire to be.
Thank you so very much for this most fitting tribute to our 39th President. I met him when he was running for President, I served as his Missouri 8th Congressional Chairman, battling against a lot of good old boys and girls who considered the Peanut Farmer with distain, until he got the nomination, then they wanted to be on the inside, but never truly came to appreciate the man and his contributions to our nation. The legacy he has left in his years since leaving the White House far out paces man of those, if not - dare I say - all of those who have held the Office. I just can find, a single President in retirement who comes close to accomplishing what Jimmy Carter has done. He and Rosalyn were simply good, wonderful people who exemplify a living, dynamic faith live in a most humble manner.
Jimmy Carter is just too good for the mean-spirited, self-seeking, self-promoting politicians of our present day. He is and always will be my most-admired President of my time (I'm a senior) and I am so thankful to the Lord that He gave us such a wonderful, godly leader as President Carter. Thank you for this wonderful tribute to such a gracious, family-loving, country-loving man, Jesus-loving man.
I was asked the other day what kind of Baptist are you? It was in the context of a conversation about affiliation with churches over the years. I wish I'd thought in the moment to say I'm a Baptist like Jimmy Carter. I knew most of the things mentioned in your thoughtful and thorough tribute to President Carter's life and work, Brian. You also taught me some things that just magnify my appreciation and admiration for the way Brother Jimmy has lived his faith. Baptists don't have "saints." We call one another brother or sister as peers in this journey. There's no hierarchy here. President Carter brought that unpretentious approach to working with others while in the White House and ever since, whether he was picking up a hammer to build a Habitat house, or handing a pen to a Prime Minister brokering a peace agreement. It is good to hold up examples that model the Way, not for the purpose of veneration, but to honor and, ultimately, to aspire to live well our own faith-walk in Christ. Let me amend my earlier comment. I am not a Baptist like Jimmy Carter. But I aspire to be.