If Old Pickups Could Talk

If Old Pickups Could Talk

Ben and I took a fishing and talking trip to the mountains several years ago. While driving through the Texas Panhandle, we passed an old pickup left in a pasture along the road. I’ve lately been thinking about that old pickup and got to wondering about the roads it traveled and the kinds of things it might say if it could talk. I imagine it saying things like … “You know that I was built to work, right?” “I burn the gas just as good off the bottom of the tank as the top.” “The sun feels good, but too…
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Raising Livestock and Shooting Doves off the Back Porch

Raising Livestock and Shooting Doves off the Back Porch

Have you ever come out of the house early in the morning with dew on the grass, a nip in the air, and a job of work to do that you know will be hard but you want to do anyway? A job not unlike what your great grandpa might have done, or his great grandpa before him? A job that connects you with the land and the cattle that depend on it, for their very existence? Not many do. And fewer and fewer will as time goes on. I have, in a small way. It’s what led me to…
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3 ways to make the Gospel clear and compelling

3 ways to make the Gospel clear and compelling

The greatest gift of all time should not be hard to understand, or to communicate... for anyone. Below are 3 things we should keep in mind as we share the good news with others. But first, a few assumptions: - We have the other person's best interest in mind. We truly want them to grasp the good news for himself or herself. - We have the credibility and permission we need to be heard. This credibility and permission may have been built up over time through friendship, or it has come quickly. - We begin as a listener and learner.…
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