Looking for Christ-centered culturally relevant preaching and teaching material for Cowboy and Country Churches? Riding the Range with Jesus is a collection of twelve sermons relevant to the needs of the cowboy and country pastor and their congregations. Born and raised south of Amarillo, Texas, Pastor Mel Hooten is well acquainted with the cowboy and western culture. After having devoted over 40 years to serving as pastor in traditional churches, in 2008 he retired and returned to his cowboy and western heritage roots and started the Cowboy Church of Tarrant County near Fort Worth, Texas. Riding the Range with Jesus is a collection of sermons prepared by Pastor Hooten and preached at Cowboy Church of Tarrant County. These hand-picked sermons will offer practical help, guidance and inspiration for the cowboy and country preacher and teacher. Each is based upon Scripture, prepared in prayer, guided by the Holy Spirit of God and offered to provide practical applications for our everyday walk with Jesus. In these twelve lessons, you will find western/cowboy and country themes, stories and illustrations. These sermons may be used in whole or in part. They are simple and yet contain profound truths dug deep within the gold mine of Scripture. As you study through these messages you will cross rivers with wagon trains going west and with drovers pushing cattle northward to market. You will find a way out of a box canyon and encounter the close friendship of Jesus as you ride the trail with Him. Titles and topics in Riding the Range with Jesus include: -Eight Second Ride -Crossing Rivers -Getting Rid of the Prickly Pears -Open Door way in a Box Canyon -Riding for the Prize -Riding the River with Jesus -Roundup by the Sea -The Father's Brand -The Last Roundup -The Pick-up Man -What About the Strays? -When Life Bucks You Off You can order Riding the Range with Jesus by clicking the Buy Now button.

When I was only ten years old, I was living in poverty, trapped in a dysfunctional situation - and so without hope that I attempted suicide. As years passed, nothing changed. With nowhere to turn, I called out to God for help, unsure if He even existed. From that moment on, I saw the hand of God in my life: in my mother’s miraculous rescue from a murder attempt; in my post high school enrollment in a Bible School; and in my marriage to a wonderful man, whom I met when he visited my home church as a guest preacher. I’d gone from spiritual and physical destitution to a wealth of love and blessing! Yet being the wife of a minister wasn’t without difficulties. From becoming a skilled hostess to dealing with the women who were attracted to my husband, I had many challenges to overcome. When my preacher husband, Steve, became sick, I trained as a real estate agent and learned there is as much ministry outside of the pulpit as behind it. And when Steve’s illness worsened, I discovered there could still be unexpected miracles in my life.

A journal of my life this year as I go about my life to church, to work, to teaching, to play, and to visiting friends. The first chapter is a story of the spring. The second chapter is like a sketchbook or a glimpse into a journal. There are reflections and prayers and wishes. The ideas from church are ideas I heard from the priests. It is really paraphrased versus a direct quotation. And some of the biblical quotes I used are used in the poem I wrote. Also, a picture is worth a thousand words, and a part of my book is the pictures I submitted. They help to illustrate and develop the book. The second chapter is about the summer of 2018 and about some of the things I went through. Still in my book, I am hoping it is pleasing to God. I hope it loves God. I hope it helps bring God’s love to others.

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In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

This book is a journal of the ideas, reflections, prayers, and wishes by E. C. the old groundskeeper as he makes his rounds in life going to church, going to work, teaching tennis, playing tennis, and visiting his friends. He is a secretary recording the ideas that come through his life. Interwoven in all this is where E. C. continues to explore how tennis is played and how people learn to play tennis. A wise man named Eknath Easwarn once said that life was a game of hide and seek. God hides and we seek. And God leaves us little footprints...little glimpses of His beauty. This book is about where we stop and see a little glimpse of God in our lives and we reflect on that...we reflect on God’s beauty. And it is about how we can possibly quieten the coaching tips inside so we can see those little glimpses of God and how we in return can set the the stage so the good shots inside us can come out.