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 Enf

Ekklesia, Christmas 2023

Dec 1st, 2023 5m 58s

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 c

“A” Way to Get Through a Death

Aug 4th, 2023 7m 22s

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

Am I My “Brother’s (Sister’s) Keeper?”

Jun 23rd, 2023 7m 27s

“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

Easter 2023 Podcast

Apr 6th, 2023 8m 4s

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

Christmas 2022

Dec 16th, 2022 11m 12s

Thanksgiving 2022

Nov 22nd, 2022 7m 10s

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

Interview With State Park Police

Jan 21st, 2022 48m 16s

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

A Sit Down With Game Warden Mike Boone

Jul 22nd, 2021 22m 37s

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

An Interview with Asst. Commander Cody Jones

May 6th, 2021 22m 23s

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 eve

Critical Incident Team with James Barge and Rachel Kellner

May 6th, 2021 33m 16s

The podcast for this month is and interview with two wonderful Game Wardens who partner in leading our Critical Incident Team. Of course, these are also two very large personalities who make me laugh when I am with them – very gregarious peopl

Interview with Brent Satsky

Nov 20th, 2020 56m 9s

This month I had the privilege of interviewing Major Brent Satsky of our LE Special Operations. Anyone that know Brent will know that he is a man full of information and someone who cares deeply about his Game Wardens and his Staff. I believe

Colonel Chad Jones Interview

Oct 20th, 2020 49m 39s

As all of you know, we have a new Colonel, Chad Jones. I had the honor of sitting down with Chad a few weeks ago and finding out about his life, history with our Game Warden assignments and other issues close to his heart. I think you’ll enjo

Stress 1 and Interview with Chief Wes Masur

Sep 12th, 2020 21m 22s

This podcast deals with “Stress” and will be the first in a series of podcasts dealing with Stress. Also, I had the opportunity to interview Chief Wes Masur of our State Park Police Officers. I know you’ll want to hear what this wonderful man

K-9 Ruger and His Lessons

Jul 7th, 2020 25m 46s

There are many things we can learn from our dogs! K-9 Ruger, our now retired K-9, is a dog we can learn much from these days in how to deal with so many of the issues of our lives. Listen to Captain Christy Vales as she describes Ruger and al

Interview With Col. Grahame Jones

Apr 3rd, 2020 35m 9s

This month I had the honor of interviewing Colonel Grahame Jones just one month out from his retirement. I only wish I had done this with Colonel Craig Hunter! You have the opportunity to listen to his heart as he leaves the job he dreamed of

Grief

Feb 22nd, 2020 8m 21s

There is nothing about “Greif” that we look forward to dealing with. However, each of us must deal with it sooner or later. We will all face loss, and with loss we will all face the emotion of “grief.” Even if you are not going through Grief,

Holiday Message 2019

Dec 13th, 2019 7m 16s

Its that time of year – when stores are crowded, checking accounts get much smaller and some of us struggle with things that have happened through the year that make this year’s holiday season a little less than it used to be. But, there is go

GW Darrin Peeples Interview

Nov 5th, 2019 15m 13s

One thing I’ve noticed as I’ve travelled around the state and spoken to our Texas Game Wardens – now more than ever, Game Wardens don’t know each other like they did when there were even fewer of them. So, I want to spend a few podcasts interv

Stories with Custer!

Oct 7th, 2019 18m 37s

Retired Game Warden Raymond Custer was in the hospital recently (he’s out now and doing well). I ran up to San Angelo to see him and he started telling me about some of his stories from his old Game Warden days. What a hoot he is! Remember t

Kid’s Outdoor Zone (KOZ)

Aug 30th, 2019 26m 21s

This month, I have a great interview with a very charismatic man named TJ Greany! TJ is a friend of Carter Smith who introduces us to TJ before I interview him. If you are looking for a good program to get boys out into the outdoors while lea

The Power of Story, Part 3

Jun 30th, 2019 17m 34s

In this final installment of “The Power of Story,” the final two lessons I learned while living in the back of my 1969 Ford Fairlane 500 is presented. 1) Without an Advocate, there is ultimately no one to stand up for us, and 2) God always pre

The Power of the Story – Part 2

Apr 22nd, 2019 18m 43s

Last month I talked about three life lessons God taught me in one of the worst times of my life. So, this month, I begin with the first lesson. Why? Well, we as humans learn from the lessons of others. Its one of the ways God has given us t

The Power of Story

Feb 27th, 2019 14m 23s

We, each of us, have a story to tell. That means that it is important and worth sharing. Beginning this month and for the next three months, we will share in the telling of a story and how God has taken a stupid, unruly, egotistical young ma

Holiday Heroes

Dec 24th, 2018 17m 29s

We talk a lot about heroes on this site because we honor our Game Wardens for the things they do - especially when they had no idea they were going to be put into certain situations.This month, we interview GW Rob Frets just over a year afte