14th Annual Kids Outdoor Zone Gala & Fundraiser
Jesus used the campfire for His most intimate conversations. There are some of you who have been aware of this truth for a long time, for me it’s just been the last few years. It’s the campfire. Texas TV. Most of you have spent some time there, in a folding chair, staring at the dancing …
Why Jesus Loved a Campfire and Why You Should join Him There Read More »
“I don’t know exactly how to say it but this weekend changed me. I feel like I can do bigger things. I feel like I can do hard things. The time in the deer stand talking, having someone listen to me. It was amazing.” The words of a young lady on the drive home from …
No More Hunting, The Attack and Tips to Battle the Anti’s Read More »
I spend a lot of time outdoors teaching kids about hunting and fishing. I don’t always take them far and away to exotic lands and lakes; as a matter of fact, I never do that. Most of the times I teach them urban outdoor skills. All it really takes is a backyard, a creek, a …
Backyard Camping – A Possum, and Time Well Spent Read More »
I don’t remember exactly how old I was, maybe 10 or 11. We had gone somewhere in the neighborhood on foot. But along the way we lit up a smoke. I don’t know where it came from, where the matches came from but we had a cigarette and we lit it and started smoking it. …
Don’t touch that it will burn you. So I did it anyway. Read More »
I have a great list of things that make me smile every time I think of them. My kids of course, my wife, some friends. There is also a list of things that I have heard or seen that can turn that frown upside down. The list can be added to at any moment, take …
The interstate mega gas station was bustling with travelers filling up with fuel, coffee and snacks. Kids were rolling out of minivans to stretch, dads seemed tattered, moms working to control the scattering ankle biters. A wonderful element of the family road trip. In all this organized confusion was Robert. Robert was pulled over to …
She said yes. In a moment of disbelief, terror, confusion, fear, she said yes. While emptying out a bookshelf I have filled with random books I have read, ones I want to read and ones I will never read, I found one that I must have had for years, but never gave a second thought …
I have encounters with God more often now than ever before. A great service at church, a song on the radio, a movie, a thought or a pray with a friend or my family. These can be powerful but frequently short in duration. There are a few times in my life where I am overwhelmed …
