Rick Perry Devotional: Our Founding Fathers

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Skippy R

Editor’s Note: Gov. Perry is our guest devotional writer.
This weekend I was kickin’ back in the Hill Country with my Christian bros Rick Scarborough, Judge Paul Pressler and historian David Barton. Of course the conversation turned to our country’s Founding Fathers and their matchless faith.

Prayer Time With Perry

Prayer Time With Perry

I asked Barton if I could have fit in with that revolutionary crowd. Would I have had the chutzpah, the cajones, to stand for God like they did? He asked for a 13-minute recess, consulted his primary sources, and then told me, Sure. I could have passed for at least New Hampshire’s William Whipple, anyway, if not Thomas Jefferson. Then I got real focused, sort of intense, squeenched up my forehead and leaned forward, knocking his glass of sweet iced tea onto the porch. Why not Jefferson? I asked. He hemmed and hawed, glanced at his watch and pleaded a pressing engagement in Waco. Since then I’ve sort of scratched Dave off my list. I’m concentrating more on the Gilded Age now.

About Skippy R

Skippy R is retired after toiling as a scribe for a large denominational newspaper in Texas for about 40 years. He's written for The Wittenburg Door and Beliefnet. He lives in Dallas with his wife, Mrs. Skippy, and leads a Bible study in his home. Mostly spends time running after his grandkids. He is -- what are they calling it now? -- a Jesus follower.
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