Trail Bosses Journal Trail Date February 13th, 1887. Location. Somewhere on the trail. Dear Journal. Well, there's one empty cot in the bunkhouse tonight. Charlie's gone to be with the Lord - one day he was here and the next day he was gone. Kind of strange, really. Somehow I thought he would live forever. Charlie was here when I signed on at the Triple Cross. Back then, they called him the old man, and to this day, he still called me son. He was a cowboy's cowboy. I mean, a top hand who never had the need to show it. The new hands who hired hired on would sometimes shake their heads and say, Hey, Grandpa, what do you do here? Well, a few days after watching him work with the sure gentle grace, they were seeking him out for teaching. Charlie's countenance came from his relationship with the Lord. And he made no bones about letting you know that. if he wasn't a whistling or singing "and he walks with me and talks with me" when he topped off an outlaw bronc, he'd tell you, I can do all things to Christ Jesus who strengthens me. Now, Charlie, like most of us, wasn't seen much on Sundays in churches there in town. But early in the morning, as the sun peeked over the horizon, you could see him off in the distance, sitting on his horse, bible in hand and head bowed. He'd tell you, I'm a whole lot closer to the Lord in the saddle than in a pew. Tonight. There's one empty car in the bunkhouse, but there's no sadness here. All there is is a reminder of what a real cowboy looks like. The boys are all talking about his skills with the horse, his artistry with the rope, and the way he handled cattle. And yet, when they finished, Sleepy Kid, the Wrangler summed it all up when he said, And you should hear him pray.

So you think you're a real cowboy? God knows.

Let's see, do I make a new list of resolutions for next year or edit and add to last years? Let's see how Cowboy Buck LaRue answers that question in this episode entitled "Buck LaRue Resolves."

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Remember that time long ago when you sat down with pencil and paper and wrote that letter to Santa with your wish list. Well join us now as a couple of Cowboys remember that time and the results of that letter.

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Scripture referenced in this episode:

Philippians 4:11-13

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Thanksgiving. A time to gather together with family and friends. A time to give thanks while we enjoy a big, delicious dinner of ?????? and all the trimmings. What a minute, what is the main course to be?

Listen to this lighthearted Thanksgiving story and then join in the discussion about counting your blessings.

Check out Psalm 100, verse 4.

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Lion and Tigers and Bears, Oh my! Scary Things? Dorothy thought so in the Wiozard of Oz.

Ghosts, goblins and haunted houses? Those are scary thing to Dustry Trails in our story today.

What are you afraid of? Where do you turn to find answers to your fears? The bible is the place I turn, but let's see where our story leads us.

Check out 1st John 4:18

Cowboy Bill and Dustry Trails headline in this story of a "Haunted Ranch". And, we're joined around the discussion table by Katy Wolfe.

Are you affraid to love?

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Where do you turn when you need help? When you have done all you can and it's just not quite enough. The bible is full of answers to those questions, but here's story about help on horseback and a shared lesson on asking for help. Let's join Ella and Wyatt as their story leads us to Matthew 6: 9-13.

Nights around the campfire we often filled with stories of previous cattle drives, experiences with good horses and bad. And lots of good hearted joking sometimes at a greenhorn's expense. This episode of the Tail Bosses Journal tells a kind of different story and an experience that changed th lives of two Cowboys named Baldy Goodwin and Flint Galloway.

When you hear the terms, "All puffed up" or "Slippery Slope" or Hang in there" what images come to mind? Well todays story includes all three in a different way of looking at them, The Cowboy Way. Now let's meet Hank Laughlin and all the hands at the Rafter JD Ranch in a episode entitled "Who You Gonna Call?"

The Encyclopedia Britannica says grace, in Christian theology is the spontaneous, unmerited gift of the divine favor in the salvation of sinners, and the divine influence operating in individuals for their regeneration and sanctification.

Really?! But what dos that mean to me?

Let's try it this way. God's grace is defined as undeserved favor. What does that mean? Grace cannot be earned; it is something that is freely given. We count on God's grace and the bridge he built in our relationship with him. There are many bible verses about grace. For example Ephesians 2:8-9: " For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast."save

In our story today Carter and Ocie Gladmann learn through a woman of Grace what this means.

The story takes place in Union Bawer, TX in 1886.

Scripture references include: Ephesians 4:7: 2nd Corinthians 12:9

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Change. What is your response to that word? And what thoughts come to mind. For some change is never easy. To others it opens the door to new adventures. St Augustine prayed, "Lord grant me the serenity to accept things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference."

Our story today is about two cowboys, Dan Nash and Buster Ersby as they face some changes in their lives and a concluding thought as to one thing that never changes.

The story takes place in Horse Head Crossing, TX in 1889.

Scripture references include: Hebrews 13:8; Philippians 2:5

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