Great Value
Life Lessons from a Montana Cowboy
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Many Time Jesus used allegories to show us the great value of people. In Biblical times an ox or ass was like a person’s tractor or car that was need for everyday living. Without one or both of these, life became much harder for the average person. So Jesus showed us that He values us and when we fall into difficulties in life, He is ready to help us out because He values and loves us. This book is a collection of personal experiences with livestock that is intended to help you see how valuable you are to God.
Luke 14:5 And He answered them saying, “which of you shall have an ass or ox fall into a pit and will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath Day?”
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GREAT VALUE: Life Lessons from a Montana Cowboy
In this book, the author relates his daily experiences as a working cowboy on numerous, large, Montana ranches. The short stories vary in themes of breaking and training range horses, to gathering and caring for cattle. The events take place in all seasons and different kinds of weather. The book invites readers into a rare collection of real life and sometimes hard to believe events in a ranch-hand's life. Each chapter ends with a lesson of encouragement for the reader to move forward in their life. Nearly all the stories contain a sketch by the author to bring the story even more to life. Any person with an interest in the western lifestyle will find this book fascinating to follow. The life lessons would apply and inspire readers of all ages and walks of life.
About the Author
Eldon Toews was born in Glasgow, Montana in 1951 and grew up on his family’s farm and ranch operation north of Frazer. He began to help with cattle work and breaking horses at a young age. By age thirteen, he was doing day work for neighbors; at seventeen he went to work at the Ortman Ranch and later the Halverson ranch. Eldon attended Montana State University in Bozeman, during which he spent the summers working on the Taylor Horse Ranch north of Fergus, Montana. In 1973, he graduated with a BS in animal science, after which he spent a year working on ranches in Bolivia, South America. He returned to work on the Reno Creek Ranch and later Brooks Ranch near Crow Agency, Montana. In 1976, Eldon married his childhood sweetheart, Carol Funk; they began to work on a ranch in Washington State, during which they spent some months in Israel, working on a cattle ranch on the Golan Heights. They returned to Montana in 1984 and helped on ranches near Busby and managed a ranch north of Red Lodge, Montana. They now live near Miles City, Montana, where Eldon helped on ranches while pastoring Living Way Fellowship church. They live on a small ranch east of Miles City. These meditations were originally published in a weekly pastor’s column in the Miles City Star.