Mar03
Girls retreat helps Boys Ranch teens find identity in Christ
Why am I here? Do I belong here? What will happen to me? Am I going to be okay? Who am I? The children we serve at Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch often come to us initially ...
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 ...
Dec19
Christmas Cantata offers message of hope in 2019
Inside the warmth of the perfectly lit chapel at Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch about 40 youth and their adult mentors treated more than 400 guests to a moving Christmas cantata. “Hope: His Name is Jesus,” powerfully ...
Dec13
‘Hope is Born’ at Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch
The familiar story of Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem, as detailed in Luke Chapter 2 and the book of Matthew, takes on special meaning each year for the boys and girls who plan, script and choreograph the ...
Nov27
President’s message: Finding grace in acceptance
The young man stood alone in a corner inside our campus headquarters building. While his family was being interviewed about his coming to Boys Ranch, this boy, all of perhaps 8 years old, chose to stand ...
Nov27
President’s message: We are all a work in progress
When was the last time you read the story of Christ’s birth? As I look at the biblical account, one of the things that stands out to me is how God, in His infinite wisdom, didn’t ...
