“Tethered To Hope” 13th Annual KOZ National Gala
The weather report was for cold and drizzle a short time on Friday, maybe Saturday for an hour. Turned out it lasted all night Friday and all-day Saturday. Wet, cold, rain. But the boys that were at campsite 43 and 44 at Buescher State Park in Central Texas didn’t seem to notice. The health of …
The movie Saving Private Ryan has always moved me deeply. In the opening scenes they are storming the beaches. It is a very graphic. With all the death and destruction, the soldiers press on. A handful of them make it to the enemy’s guns and take them out. And so, it begins. I know what spiritual warfare …
In the book A Road Less Travelled the opening line is “Life is Hard.” Yep, it can be. I have had so many ups and downs. Seems they can be daily at times. Just operating in this angry, confused world where Satan has pitted so many against each other can be hard. We as Christian men have …
The Pony Express, Lewis and Clark Kinda Founded KOZ Read More »
The ashes were thin and fine where the fire had burned. A wisp of smoke spun up into the late summer air from a few of the ash piles. From what I could see the old boys were right. The “fire line” method of burning brush had worked even better than I thought. In the …
The Fire Line and Why You Should Not Volunteer for More Ministry Read More »
As I sit on the plane headed back in time zones from West to Central, I am just realizing the sore spots. My right big toenail, I hope I don’t lose it, I have before. My left shoulder, my upper back. Pretty common. I am a bit tired but the overwhelming joy of the accomplishment …
ALL Guys Day 2021 When I wrote my first book, I felt a real sense of pride and accomplishment. When we bought our land not long ago, it was a long-time dream come true. With my grandkids coming in droves, I just have an overwhelming sense of joy. But I also wish, even now at …
My friend Morgan Snyder tells a story of one day driving with his pre-teen son. They were on their way to an adventure, I’m not sure what, a hunt, hike, fishing trip maybe. But he asked his son, “What are the top things a man needs to survive?” After a few moments his son replied, …
It was the beginning and the end of our deer season. The last for 2020 and the first for 2021. I had promised a mixture of boys to come and hunt with me during the year and I just didn’t stop long enough to work out the details, until January 4, 2021. Almost the end …
Christmas morning was the best. That was when we got most of our construction gear. We spent hours building roads, moving dirt from one place to the other. The jeans we wore earned the holes in the knees and backside scrapping the dirt, gravel rocks and concrete. Our tractors and dump trucks were manual operation, …
What Every Boy Wants for Christmas. Red Ryder, Tonka and Adventure. Read More »
It was fishing day with the KOZ boys. I don’t know any boy who doesn’t like fishing, especially a KOZ boy. For a summer day it seemed cool. It was over 100 every day leading up to fishing day, but somehow on this day it was low 90s with cloud cover and a breeze. It …
Catching can save a boys life and a mens ministry Read More »
