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“A man can always try to run from things he doesn't like to remember, but I've never heard of it working out.” --Luke Short (The Whip) "I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need." --Philippians 4:12 (NKJV)--------------------Hope, where has hope gone? People have gone crazy, running around in a panic; just being plain stupid. Christians have…See More

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“If trouble rubs the polish off a man he ought to stay home.” --Frank Bonham ("The Seventh Desert") "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses." --1 Timothy 6:12 (NKJV)---------------------- Do you want the Holy Spirit to accomplish God's will and purpose in your life? If so, then look at the road you are on. If you are on the right road…See More

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“How cheap are the principles for which we do not have to fight, how easy it is to establish codes when all the while our freedom to talk had been fought for and bled for by others.” --Louis L'Amour (North to the Rails) "Then all his disciples deserted him and ran away." --Mark 14:50 (NLT)---------------------In the Book of Colossians, Paul writes that Luke and Demas greet you (4:14) and then in the last letter written by Paul, one of the saddest…See More

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“The road before me now stretched long and lonely, a road I must walk with a gun in my hand.” --Louis L'Amour (Silver Canyon) “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able." --Luke 13:24 (NKJV)--------------------- In my life I've traveled down various kinds of roads. They varied from highways covered with black ice to washboard roads filled with dust. There have been roads filled with mud, so…See More

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“Old age is our reward for our tryin' to live right and work hard.” --Lou Bradshaw (Double Trouble) "I will be the same until your old age, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will bear and save you." --Isaiah 46:4 (HCSB)--------------------------- I have often been asked what my favorite Scripture is, or what is my favorite book of the Bible. That is a hard question to answer. I know there are some who…See More

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“Honor should mean more. Sometimes I think people have gone crazy.” --Louis L'Amour (Utah Blaine) "For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake." --1 Thessalonians 1:5 (NASB)-------------------------- When I was in the Air Force, I served under the Air Defense Command, Air Training Command, and Strategic Air…See More

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"This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone." --Taylor Caldwell “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me [Moses] from among your own brothers. You must listen to him." --Deuteronomy 18:15 (HCSB)---------------------- I fully believe that the Lord is always there with us. That is one of the greatest pieces of news for the believer, the Christian, those who have accepted Him, been born-again and are Christ-like. Christmas should be a time…See More

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"Good! I'll add steadfastness."

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Echoes From the Campfire “How terrifying to think of one small soul alone with the Creator—not alone as in prayer, but mute, voiceless, waiting for His word!” --Zane Grey (Captive of the Desert) "Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight— That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge." --Psalm 51:4 (NKJV)-------------------------- "I come to the Garden alone, While the dew is still…See More

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Echoes From the Campfire “On a late afternoon when the clouds gather around the peaks and the lightning begins to play its games over the mountain meadows, the high country is no place to be, but it can be spectacular to watch from a safe distance. At such times the hills can be alive with the sound that isn't music, but it has a magnificence of its own.” --Louis L'Amour (Passin' Through) “Listen to Me, you who know righteousness, You people in whose heart is My law:…See More

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Echoes From the Campfire “There is a weariness of the flesh, and that can be borne. Beyond that is a weariness of the bone, far harder to abide, but possible. But the final weariness, of the nerves and brain, when a man may at any moment pitch unconscious from the saddle, is the worst and most unendurable torment.” --Paul I. Wellman (The Comancheros) "For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in…See More

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Echoes From the Campfire“A man can have a little bit and feel rich, or he can have a lot and feel poor.” --Elmer Kelton (The Time It Never Rained)“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon." --Matthew 6:24 (NKJV)------------------------In my earlier years I spent some time learning how to tie knots. I figured that a person might not know when a certain knot by…See More

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Please tell us about how you are associated with or involved in the cowboy church/ministry community.: Not directly involved; have attended cowboy churches. Friend is a pastor of a cowboy church.

How did you find out about ICCAN?: Through Andy Starks

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Echoes From the Campfire

“Take things as they come and stay cheerful.”

--Elmer Kelton (The Day the Cowboys Quit)

"I know also, my God, that You test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here to offer willingly to You."

--1 Chronicles 29:17 (NKJV)

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Posted on August 5, 2020 at 7:17am

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“A chigger bite is triflin', too, but after a while it itches where you've got to scratch it.”

--Elmer Kelton (Texas Standoff)

"Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines, For our vines have tender grapes."

--Song of Solomon 2:15 (NKJV)

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There were two times that stand out in my mind. The first was a camping trip to Arkansas and Tennessee. The first night we camped in Arkansas and I…

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Posted on July 29, 2020 at 6:55am

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“Don't waste time worrying about the mistakes of yesterday. Each morning is a beginning. Start from there.”

--Louis L'Amour (The Cherokee Trail)

"But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully."

--2 Corinthians 9:6 (NKJV)

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The fight never ends. Never think that it does. Oh, it may quiet down some, but it is always working even if subtly…

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Posted on July 8, 2020 at 7:04am

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“They were sitting in the shade watching weeds grow. It doesn't take a whole lot to keep some folks entertained.”

--Lou Bradshaw (Blue Valley)

"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever."

--Isaiah 40:8 (NKJV)

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What is it within man where he seeks to be autonomous? Of course it is the fallen, sinful nature, but that same nature cries out for God. Some are able to squelch that sound, but it is still there…

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At 2:46pm on May 3, 2018, Jan Harbuck, Network Manager said…: Happy Birthday from your ICCAN friends!

At 11:38am on May 3, 2017, Jan Harbuck, Network Manager said…: Happy Birthday Brother!

At 11:17am on April 1, 2017, Jan Harbuck, Network Manager said…: Thanks Don...I had updated the music, but don't know what happened...it is update now. blessings! jan

At 2:09pm on May 3, 2016, Jan Harbuck, Network Manager said…: Have a wonderful birthday. God bless you!

At 5:55pm on May 2, 2015, Jan Harbuck, Network Manager said…: Blessed birthday from your ICCAN family!

At 9:35pm on May 2, 2014, Jan Harbuck, Network Manager said…: Happy Birthday from your ICCAN family!

At 9:52am on June 25, 2013, Lynn D. Walker said…: Howdy Don!! Loved your campfire message today. Thank you so much!!! ~Pastor Lynn

At 2:42pm on September 7, 2012, Lynn D. Walker said…: Howdy Don,

Thank you for your campfire message on prayer. I really enjoyed your message and I agree with you 100%. Thanks again, ~Pastor Lynn Walker

At 11:25am on May 3, 2012, Janette Goins said…: Happy Birthday

At 10:04am on May 02, 2012, Dr. Bob Rawson, FCH Director gave Don Adkisson a gift…: Red Ribbon
Howdy Don! Have a great birthday. God Bless You and Yours each and every day.
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