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My bio includes stuff like: Professional Rodeo. Youth Pastor. Church Founder. Columnist. Catastrophe Adjuster. Business Owner. Author.

But really, I’ve been a pro mistake-maker. A face-in-the-dirt-planter. Bucked off more horses than ridden, out of more marriages than entered and quit more jobs than started.

I spent my youth around St. Peter, MN, claiming I could teach anyone how to water ski.

Quit Bible College to fix my parent’s marriage. I couldn't.

Ended up driving truck for Coke and playing cowboy.

Married a rodeo girl. Had four awesome kids, found the moral compass I’d lost, helped pioneer a church, became youth pastor and business owner. Life was great...until it wasn't.

After twelve years...divorce. I was broken.

Staggered through two ...more

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Titanic Tyre: Ezekiel 27

On this day in HIStory (September 20th):

Sept. 20, 2001: President George W.Bush delivered an address to a joint session of Congress following theSeptember 11 attacks, officially declaring the "War on Terror" andannouncing the Office of Homeland Security.

Exactly a decade later:

Sept. 20, 2011: Under BarackHussein Obama, the US military officially slammed the door on American MilitaryPride

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The American Story: The Beginnings

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“God is under no obligation to fit into my logic.”
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“Things are going to break. You can count on it. Some breaks will leave scars that never go away. But as long as a man is willing to try—those scars are badges of honor.” Richey rested his head on his Grampa’s chest. “I can hear your heart beeping.”
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“And at that moment the sun broke through a cloudy sky and shined so bright it made their eyes water…and scattered every demon within fourteen square miles.”
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