Who is Doug?

Who is Doug? How is he part of Riding High Ministry?
Years ago Doug was a detective working major felony cases. One such case involved the rape murder of a very young girl. She had traveled to Washington State from Idaho
to visit her biological mother. The day after her arrival in Washington she went walking along a trail picking wild flowers for the dinner table. When she didn’t return home she became the center of a search that ended in the investigation of her death.
There is a verse in the Bible that says, “All things work together for good for those who love God.” One has to wonder if there is truth to a verse like this in the details of the first paragraph! God’s word is always true!
During my career in law enforcement God blessed me. Many times I prayed for guidance to solve tough cases. This case was no exception and I knelt where we had found her body and asked for Gods guidance. God helped us solve this case, and the man was brought to justice.

During the hearings I formally met the father and stepmother who traveled from
Idaho for the 3 months of trial. They had no place to stay outside motels so my wife and I invited them to stay with us. We had a large home with plenty of room and they
accepted our offer. Needless to say we became exceptional friends and remain so to this day. (We have a daughter who was younger than the victim.) After a successful trial we
traveled to Idaho to visit. During our stay in Idaho, our daughter asked if there was a way to go horseback riding. The couple we visited knew a young cowboy and so they took
us to Todd Pierces’ home. Todd and Leslie Pierce have been friends since that horse
back ride, brought about by a homicide of tragic nature.
Shortly after our trip to Idaho Todd Pierce became a bronco rider in the professional rodeo circuit. I would get a call from Todd when he was in our home town or nearby and we became good friends. When injuries from bronco riding sidelined Todd for good, God
called him into ministry. I got a call from Todd and he asked me to join his board on Riding High Ministry. You might say that I was blessed and fortunate to be there when
it all started.
One of the issues of Riding High, that always bothered us, was the lack of support for those who make a new commitment to Christ at Cowboy Church. Todd travels to
events all over the U.S. and now even outside the U.S. Todd and the board felt responsible to provide scriptural contact with anyone who wanted or needed to learn more.

That is how this Bible study came about. Doug is just an old investigator, out to pasture, who hopes to share some scriptural truth and words of encouragement to those who might be in need.

All the scripture and study generated on this site comes as a direct result of tragic, unexplainable death! Only God knows why this event happened to such a young lady.  All interactions by Doug on this site are in direct memory of Cassie Holden.  All honor and glory goes to God!