I wanted one of our Regional Chaplains, Chaplain Daryl Dilworth of Region 5, to share a message for this Christmas season.  If you know Daryl, you know him to be a man of faith, a wonderful listener and a man who knows something of your Law Enforcement issues as he, too, is a Commissioned Law … Continue reading Christmas With Chaplain Dilworth

Have you ever considered yourself as different from most other people?  Well, in a very real sense, you are.  Though we all have our similarities as people, each of us has been “called out” from the crowd in some way.  As the early church was considered “the called-out ones (ekklesia), so each of us is … Continue reading Ekklesia, Christmas 2023

Many issues come to each of us during our lifetimes, but one certainly will come to all of us, that we will lose someone we love.  It’s a natural thing to lose a loved one, but how we deal with it depends on many things.  In this podcast we’ll look at maybe a way that … Continue reading “A” Way to Get Through a Death

“Brother’s Keeper?” Have you ever used the phrase, maybe in joking when asked where so and so might be, and we jokingly say, “Who am I, my brother’s keeper?” (we can also insert Sister for Brother.  Well, this month’s blog is about that, but it’s also about why we need to watch out for each … Continue reading Am I My “Brother’s (Sister’s) Keeper?”

Whether or not you celebrate the Easter season, this month’s podcast will probably apply to you.  Each of us, from time to time, have problems with our tongues and mouths – usually when we are callous with them against another person.  The idea of “character assassination” is all around us these days.  But that has … Continue reading Easter 2023 Podcast

Are we takers, keepers or givers?  At this Thanksgiving time, an ancient, recorded story reminds us that in being thankful, giving is just as important.  Happy Thanksgiving

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of our State Park Police Officers doing the great work of keeping our Park resources and the many people from all over the world who visit our parks safe and enjoying a wonderful experience.  I had the honor of sitting down around the table with some of our finest.  … Continue reading Interview With State Park Police

If you watch Lone Star Law at all, you’ll know the name and face of Game Warden Mike Boone.  What you may not know is how he feels about kids and “family.”  He has been an inspiration to many new Game Wardens, as well, when they come out of the Academy. It was a lot … Continue reading A Sit Down With Game Warden Mike Boone

This month, I had the honor of interviewing a dear friend, Assistant Commander Cody Jones.  When Cody graduated from the Academy, he and his family joined the church I was pastoring in Austin.  He was, literally, the first Game Warden I had ever met.  But he and his family became dear friends of ours. Also, … Continue reading An Interview with Asst. Commander Cody Jones