Campfire Cowboy Ministries

How to Keep Your Word (Even if You’d Rather Be Horseback)

March 22, 2012

I woke up at 4:00 a.m. this morning ready to brand calves on the T.O. Ranch outside Raton, NM. I slipped my boots on and the familiar jingle of spur rowels echoed through the house. Ain’t no better way to start a morning than a cup of coffee in your hand and a dog lookin’ [...]

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3 Things Jesus Will Never Criticize You For

March 15, 2012

One of the worst experiences of my life came in a conversation with my son. Very few times in my life have I felt like my heart was going to break. I hope I never experience this again. My son has a way of either arguing or addin’ to anything I tell him to do. [...]

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Moderately Speaking – Guest post by Jake Hershey

March 14, 2012

When it comes to the things in life I find pleasure in, I’ve never been good at doin’em halfway, or a little bit, or just enough.………… No, the terms that would more accurately describe my approach would be all out, excessive, over indulgence, etc….. My earliest memory of really taking an interest in something is [...]

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Warning: 14 Things You Should Never Say To A Cowboy Preacher

March 8, 2012

“I have a great idea! I think you should use a cowboy puppet to read the bible verses when you preach.” “I’d like to introduce you to a [insert denomination here] preacher I know. I think he could teach you how to have real church.” “I have a pipe organ I’d like to donate to [...]

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Living on Sunday Morning Feedings Will Starve You to Death

March 6, 2012

Hooley sat on his horse sippin’ a hot cup of coffee. It was brandin’ season and they were waitin’ on enough light to begin. In the stillness of the morning, Hooley turned to Kane and asked, “You still goin’ to that little church you bragged on so much last year?” Kane took a sip of [...]

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The Worst Preacher’s Wife Ever

March 2, 2012

Many of you know her from her wildly successful Facebook Fanpage, The Worst Preacher’s Wife Ever, and even famous authors such as Frank Viola have commented on her blog, but I know her as my wife. She is the strongest and most courageous woman I know. Mostly for reasons that only I know about. But [...]

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Findin’ Peace – Guest video by Jared Collins Cowboy Ministry

February 29, 2012

I’m pleased to bring you a video by Jared Collins. He does our welcome each Sunday morning for Save the Cowboy. I’m sure proud of the way this cowboy is sharin’ his faith as well as keepin’ those cowboy ways alive and well for future generations. (For all the ladies, he’s also single! Lol.) Check [...]

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3 Things to Help You Avoid Being Eaten Alive by a Tionberdger

February 28, 2012

The house that I grew up in had a circle. By this I mean that you could go through my brother’s room into a hallway that led to the kitchen, and then from the kitchen into the living room and back in my brother’s room…a circle. You could run and run and run and never [...]

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Starvin’ – Guest Post by Jake Hershey

February 27, 2012

I got a call awhile back from a man who said his high dollar mare had been losing weight for quite a while- seemed the more he fed her, the more weight she lost. A local vet had given him my number and told him that being licensed in equine dentistry; I might be able [...]

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What a cow’s butt has to do with cowboy ministry…

February 23, 2012

Palpating cattle is not a real popular illustration with the lesser cowboy aficionados of the cowboy ministry target audience. Before you google it and try to figure out what I mean (those that know are already smiling), it basically means stickin’ your entire arm up a cow’s butt to see if she is bred our [...]

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