Oct29
Cowpokes, Culture and Christ-Centered Community
Cowpokes, Culture and Christ-Centered Community Where has local culture gone? Regional architecture and quaint mom-and-pop establishments have been replaced by strip malls and franchise restaurants. Local dialects and customs likewise disappear as commercial television and ...
Jul01
Conversations from the Chapel: New Beginnings in the Unexpected
New Beginnings In the Unexpected By Senior Chaplain Mike Wilhelm As many of you probably know, we had terrible wildfires pass through the Texas Panhandle recently. Fires moved eastward across the ranch land west of ...
Apr10
Finding Purpose and Faith at Boys Ranch
Finding Purpose and Faith at Boys Ranch A close-knit community is what 17-year-old Deg found at Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch. The high school senior shares his remarkable journey from New York to the Texas Panhandle. Three ...
Dec08
Seeing God’s Gift in the Everyday
By Mike Wilhelm, Senior Chaplain What does Christmas mean to you? To many, Christmas is a time of merchandise. To others, it is a time for gathering with family and friends. For those estranged from family ...
Aug18
The Greatest Adventures Hold the Greatest Surprises
By Mike Wilhelm, Senior Chaplain I can’t imagine a greater adventure than leaving home. Dozens of kids do it every year to come to Boys Ranch. Leaving home for new opportunities is often exciting, but it ...
Jan06
Prayer ride offers peace, belonging
The teenage girl contemplated deeply before she took a felt-tip pen and printed some words on the oblong stone. In her quick handwriting, she wrote, ‘help my family be better.’ With that, she gently placed it ...
