Echoes From the Campfire

A feller gets good at waiting—at least he does, if he hopes to survive.”                     –J.V. James  (Old As Old Boots)        “Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD!”    …

Echoes From the Campfire

What dual character he had—what contrast of thrill and pang, of blood and brain, of desert and civilization, of physical and spiritual, of nature and–”                     –Zane Grey  (Wanderer of the Wasteland)        “And patience develops strength of character in us and helps us…

The Saga of Miles Forrest

Ah, see you’re back among the living.  How are you doing, my friend?” inquired Rev. Chapman of the patient.  The man didn’t say anything, but just stared upward.  Finally he moved his head some to meet the gaze of the preacher.  “Providence sure took care of you this time.”        “If what you…

Echoes From the Campfire

Above all, I was a fighting man. . . it was deeply ingrained in my being, a part of me. Hurt, I would fight; dying, I would still try to fight.”                    –Louis L’Amour  (The Sackett Brand)       “Fight the worthwhile battle of the faith,…