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Honoring God as a Ranch Hand and Wrangler
Honoring God as a Ranch Hand and Wrangler
Sep 16, 2025 8:16 AM

In a video selected as the winner of a contest sponsored byThe High Calling, Dylan Weston, a ranch hand and wrangler from Pennsylvania, shares how his work glorifies God and adds value to others.

This is a great example of how we as Christians might begin to view our role in the bigger picture, particularly as it applies to the economies of creative service and wonder. Dylan does not view his service as a mere means to personal fulfillment or material ends, and neither does he view it in conflict with his efforts to make time and space to simply behold God’s creation.

For more on how we ought to view our stewardship in these areas, see the Acton Institute’s new series, For the Life of the World.

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