A Rotten Year, Or Is It?
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds …
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Waiting on the Weather
Lord, this ain’t easy. I’m almost two months late to get that garden tilled and planted. We still can’t disc the hay meadow and get that seed in the ground. And Lord, you know I need …
Bearing One Another
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep …
The Rhythm of Ranching
For most of us, there’s a predictable rhythm to life. We rise each morning, brew then consume copious amounts of coffee or other beverage, and spend some time in study, prayer, and devotion. Some time after …
Living Filled
It doesn’t happen often enough, but sometimes I’m quiet enough to let God speak through me. On this occasion, it happened after I showed grace toward a driver during a rain shower on an unfamiliar road. …
Our Need For a Pahke
Don’t we all have memories of when the children were little and the cute or funny things they would say? Growing up in a different atmosphere than most children, I don’t have many of my own …
Semper Vigilans
Getting a telephone call from your foreman at 6:03am, advising you to hurry outside with a gun, assures you won’t need that cup of coffee to get your heart pumping. I didn’t ask why, I just …
A Forced Rest
We’ve all done it. We get so busy that we lose focus on what’s most important in life—focusing instead on what’s most important at that moment. Those times are when God sometimes has to put us …
A Place With a Purpose
Do you have a favorite place to pray? Since starting the Cross-Dubya in 2013, I’m discovering new places all the time. Something else I’m discovering is how vitally important prayer has become in my life. My …
… And God Listened
I’m certain this only ever happens to me, but more than once in the past 25 years my dear spouse has said, “You’re hearing me, but you’re not listening.” Most guys don’t distinguish between the two …