Perry recently shared about his life as governor of Texas in an interview with ChristiaNet.com’s president and CEO, Bill Cooper. Politically conservative, privately prayerful, and openly proud of his family, Perry has much to share about how being in the public arena as representation of twenty-three million people plays into his daily life. Perry spoke openly about his job, keeping his family a priority, and about how his beliefs on faith play into his role as the very public and out-front governor of Texas.
Pulling his faith into his very public life is an opportunity for Perry to demonstrate his Christianity in his daily life. Perry considers his faith both a public and private affair. He told ChristiaNet, “Faith is both a private thing and a very public thing for me–private in the sense that every morning I get up and read a little Scripture. You’ll appreciate that I get a daily Scripture lesson off the Internet. It’s called “God’s Promises,” and it gets to my e-mail everyday by six o’clock in the morning. It’s a way to take time to be quiet and listen to what God has to say.” In further explanation about how his faith is public, Perry said, “Faith in a public way is how my wife and I live our lives-how we express our Christian faith in our acts. So, everyday we publicly display and privately absorb our Christian beliefs.”
Ryan Fitzgerald, 20, of Southbridge, Mass., posted his number on the popular Web site back in April in order to connect with lonely people who needed someone to talk to. He got thousands of calls from strangers around the world, but one call was very special. Fitzgerald spoke with a young woman named Kara Lael Fraim, 18, from upstate New York as a result, and their first call lasted about nine hours. They met in person just days later and now, the couple is engaged.