Dale and Ron explore the concept of stewardship — the idea that we truly own very little, and are instead temporary caretakers of the land, time, and gifts entrusted to us. Drawing from Christian scripture, Buddhism, Hinduism, Native American tradition, and secular philosophy, they examine what it means to be responsible for what we've been given. The conversation takes a deep dive into time as perhaps the most valuable — and most overlooked — thing we steward, before closing on a positive note: stewardship isn't a burden, it's a fulfilling, deeply human calling.

0:00 – Introduction & Series Overview (Stewardship, Part 3)

1:20 – What Does Stewardship Mean? Origins of the Word

2:50 – Psalms 24:1 – Everything Belongs to God

3:45 – Buddhism: Clinging, Craving & Suffering

6:10 – Hinduism: The Bhagavad Gita – You Came with Nothing

7:10 – Native American Wisdom: The Seventh Generation

8:00 – Secular Stewardship: Stephen J. Gould on Evolution & Responsibility

9:20 – Environmentalism & Our Impact on the World

10:20 – Do We Own Our Time? A Philosophical Rabbit Hole

13:00 – RC Sproul: "The Worst Sin Against Stewardship is to Waste Your Life"

14:00 – Pink Floyd's Time & the Cost of Wasted Years

16:20 – Land, Money, Power, and What We Sacrifice to Possess Them

18:00 – Break

18:30 – Time as the Most Reverent Gift We Steward

21:30 – Politics, Idolatry & What Really Matters at the End of Life

24:00 – Stewardship as a Positive, Fulfilling Human Calling

24:40 – Gardening, Mental Health & Taking Care of Something

26:20 – Marriage, Families & Looking Beyond Ourselves

28:30 – Conservatives as the Original Environmentalists / Teddy Roosevelt

30:00 – Book Recommendation: Wanted: Mountain Cedars by Elizabeth McCreery

32:20 – Closing Thoughts & Where to Find the Podcast

🎙️ Ceasefire with Dale & Ron | Boerne Radio

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Original Air Date: April 11th at 10:30AM CST as heard on Boerne Radio 103.9FM

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Dale and Ron explore the concept of stewardship &mdash; the idea that we truly own very little, and are instead temporary caretakers of the land, time, and gifts entrusted to us. Drawing from Christian scripture, Buddhism, Hinduism, Native American tradition, and secular philosophy, they examine what it means to be responsible for what we've been given. The conversation takes a deep dive into time as perhaps the most valuable &mdash; and most overlooked &mdash; thing we steward, before closing on a positive note: stewardship isn't a burden, it's a fulfilling, deeply human calling.
0:00 &ndash; Introduction &amp; Series Overview (Stewardship, Part 3)
1:20 &ndash; What Does Stewardship Mean? Origins of the Word
2:50 &ndash; Psalms 24:1 &ndash; Everything Belongs to God
3:45 &ndash; Buddhism: Clinging, Craving &amp; Suffering
6:10 &ndash; Hinduism: The Bhagavad Gita &ndash; You Came with Nothing
7:10 &ndash; Native American Wisdom: The Seventh Generation
8:00 &ndash; Secular Stewardship: Stephen J. Gould on Evolution &amp; Responsibility
9:20 &ndash; Environmentalism &amp; Our Impact on the World
10:20 &ndash; Do We Own Our Time? A Philosophical Rabbit Hole
13:00 &ndash; RC Sproul: "The Worst Sin Against Stewardship is to Waste Your Life"
14:00 &ndash; Pink Floyd's Time &amp; the Cost of Wasted Years
16:20 &ndash; Land, Money, Power, and What We Sacrifice to Possess Them
18:00 &ndash; Break
18:30 &ndash; Time as the Most Reverent Gift We Steward
21:30 &ndash; Politics, Idolatry &amp; What Really Matters at the End of Life
24:00 &ndash; Stewardship as a Positive, Fulfilling Human Calling
24:40 &ndash; Gardening, Mental Health &amp; Taking Care of Something
26:20 &ndash; Marriage, Families &amp; Looking Beyond Ourselves
28:30 &ndash; Conservatives as the Original Environmentalists / Teddy Roosevelt
30:00 &ndash; Book Recommendation: Wanted: Mountain Cedars by Elizabeth McCreery
32:20 &ndash; Closing Thoughts &amp; Where to Find the Podcast
🎙️ Ceasefire with Dale &amp; Ron | Boerne Radio
📻 Listen at boerneradio.com
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Original Air Date: April 11th at 10:30AM CST as heard on Boerne Radio 103.9FM
Contact:
<ul>
<li><a href="mailto:ceasefireboerne@gmail.com">ceasefireboerne@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.theboernebookshop.com/">https://www.theboernebookshop.com/</a></li>
</ul>
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Ceasefire with Dale Adams and Ron Cisneros

Creating better conversations between citizens and our government, and how you be can be involved in Boerne!

As heard on Boerne Radio 103.9FM every Saturday at 10:30AM.

Ceasefire with Dale Adams and Ron Cisneros
Creating better conversations between citizens and our government, and how you be can be involved in Boerne!
As heard on Boerne Radio 103.9FM every Saturday at 10:30AM.

Ceasefire with Dales Adams and Ron Cisneros

Ceasefire - Stewardship  4-11-2026

Dale Adams and Ron Heroes break down why Texas holds local elections in May rather than November — exploring state law, voter turnout, partisanship, ballot crowding, and more. They share their own skepticism about whether the original justifications for uniform May elections have actually held up, and close with a call to listeners to weigh in.

 

0:00 – Intro & the question: Why May elections?

0:21 – Texas uniform election dates explained

1:12 – Why the first Tuesday *after* the first Monday in November (hint: All Saints Day)

1:31 – The case for May: nonpartisan elections

2:39 – Ballot crowding as a reason to separate local elections

3:43 – School calendar argument: new board seated before the school year

5:22 – History: no uniform election dates before the 1960s

6:00 – The stat: 6.49% turnout in May 2025 vs. 75.97% in November 2024

6:46 – Local issues matter more, but get less attention

7:25 – The "magician's distraction" — Washington vs. local focus

11:23 – Michigan comparison: four election dates a year

12:26 – Are local elections truly nonpartisan? Bathroom policy & crime debates say no

13:33 – Problems with partisan labels in local races; the case for more parties

15:05 – School board start date: is the May timing really necessary?

16:00 – Do school bonds fare better in May? The BISD tax vote as a case study

18:14 – Are school boards getting "lazy" by staying in May?

19:17 – 7% of voters decided the city council's 3-year term extension

20:36 – National term limit demands vs. local term expansion hypocrisy

20:57 – Dale's rant: low voter turnout is "un-American"

22:18 – Listener question: May or November — which do you prefer?

22:57 – Book recommendation: *The Greatest Sentence Ever Written* by Walter Isaacson

Original Air Date: April 18th at 10:30AM CST as heard on Boerne Radio 103.9FM

Contact:
ceasefireboerne@gmail.com 
https://www.theboernebookshop.com/

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Dale Adams and Ron Heroes break down why Texas holds local elections in May rather than November &mdash; exploring state law, voter turnout, partisanship, ballot crowding, and more. They share their own skepticism about whether the original justifications for uniform May elections have actually held up, and close with a call to listeners to weigh in.
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0:00 &ndash; Intro &amp; the question: Why May elections?
0:21 &ndash; Texas uniform election dates explained
1:12 &ndash; Why the first Tuesday *after* the first Monday in November (hint: All Saints Day)
1:31 &ndash; The case for May: nonpartisan elections
2:39 &ndash; Ballot crowding as a reason to separate local elections
3:43 &ndash; School calendar argument: new board seated before the school year
5:22 &ndash; History: no uniform election dates before the 1960s
6:00 &ndash; The stat: 6.49% turnout in May 2025 vs. 75.97% in November 2024
6:46 &ndash; Local issues matter more, but get less attention
7:25 &ndash; The "magician's distraction" &mdash; Washington vs. local focus
11:23 &ndash; Michigan comparison: four election dates a year
12:26 &ndash; Are local elections truly nonpartisan? Bathroom policy &amp; crime debates say no
13:33 &ndash; Problems with partisan labels in local races; the case for more parties
15:05 &ndash; School board start date: is the May timing really necessary?
16:00 &ndash; Do school bonds fare better in May? The BISD tax vote as a case study
18:14 &ndash; Are school boards getting "lazy" by staying in May?
19:17 &ndash; 7% of voters decided the city council's 3-year term extension
20:36 &ndash; National term limit demands vs. local term expansion hypocrisy
20:57 &ndash; Dale's rant: low voter turnout is "un-American"
22:18 &ndash; Listener question: May or November &mdash; which do you prefer?
22:57 &ndash; Book recommendation: *The Greatest Sentence Ever Written* by Walter Isaacson
Original Air Date: April 18th at 10:30AM CST as heard on Boerne Radio 103.9FM
Contact:
<ul>
<li><a href="mailto:ceasefireboerne@gmail.com">ceasefireboerne@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.theboernebookshop.com/">https://www.theboernebookshop.com/</a></li>
</ul>
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Ceasefire - Why Are Elections In May 4-18-2026

Hosts Dale Adams and Ron Cisneros continue their series on ownership, exploring both the legal and philosophical dimensions of what it means to truly possess something.

Key themes covered:

Legal ownership is socially constructed — property, vehicles, intellectual property, and ideas are only "owned" because society agrees to recognize those rights. Without that agreement, ownership collapses.

John Locke's labor theory: You own what you produce through your labor. He also argued you can only rightfully take what you can use — no hoarding.

Rousseau's view: The first person to fence off land and say "this is mine" founded civil society — but only because others agreed.

Epictetus's Stoic view: Nothing external truly belongs to us. What we actually own are our character, judgment, choices, and emotions.

Rights > possessions: The right to own something (e.g., free speech, gun ownership) is more important than the physical possession of it.

Inheritance & legacy control: Is it ethical to dictate what happens to property after death? The hosts argue a true gift should confer full control to the recipient.

We trade true ownership for false ownership: Modern society increasingly recognizes ownership of external things while people give away their emotional self-control and inner life.

Hoarding mentality: Contrasted with Locke's "take only what you can use" — storm-prepping and COVID toilet paper runs as modern examples.

Teaser for next episode: Stewardship — a different lens on ownership.

Timeline

Time     Topic

0:00     Intro / Welcome to Ceasefire

0:29     Episode topic introduced: "What can we truly possess?"

1:09     Legal vs. philosophical ownership — framing the discussion

1:54     Society as the foundation of ownership (Jeep example)

2:27     John Locke's labor theory of ownership

3:50     Inheritance — recognizing a deceased person's right to transfer

4:39     Transferring ideals, not just property — "my homestead stays a homestead"

5:52     True gifts should bestow full control; controlling from beyond the grave

6:11     Rousseau: the first fence = the birth of civil society

6:59     Ownership depends on societal agreement — what if we disagree?

7:33     Epictetus: the only true possessions are character, judgment, choices, emotions

8:26     "You can't take it with you" — nor enforce your will after death

9:02     We've traded inner ownership for ownership of things

9:47     "He made me angry" — we allow others to control our emotions

10:28  We give away emotions for "pennies on the dollar"

10:49  "Take ownership" — the phrase as a cultural echo of inner ownership

11:37  Can we own relationships? A biblical "two become one" perspective

12:18  Ad break: Bernie Bookshop

13:00  Back from break — relationships and biblical ownership

14:13  You own how hard you work and the consequences of your decisions

15:02  Legal ownership revisited: property tax, gas tax — ongoing obligations

16:05  Legal ownership is contingent — "ownership light"

17:36  Rights are more important than physical possession

18:17  Even the right to own is ultimately meaningless — Solomonic view

18:38  Book recommendation: Why We Drive by Matthew Crawford

19:14  Whiskey and Wisdom Book Club — April 16th, 6 PM

20:20  "Ownership light" — two words needed for different kinds of ownership

21:09  Locke's limit: only own what you can use without waste

22:04  Hoarding examples: COVID toilet paper, gas can in a pickup during Harvey

23:02  Clarifying: saving ≠ hoarding; about fair share, not nest eggs

23:43  We'd all be better off understanding what we truly own — character matters

24:03  Teaser: next episode on Stewardship

24:20  Outro / Where to find the show

Original Air Date: April 4th at 10:30AM CST as heard on Boerne Radio 103.9FM

Contact:
ceasefireboerne@gmail.com 
https://www.theboernebookshop.com/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61561356682575 

Hosts Dale Adams and Ron Cisneros continue their series on ownership, exploring both the legal and philosophical dimensions of what it means to truly possess something.
Key themes covered:
Legal ownership is socially constructed &mdash; property, vehicles, intellectual property, and ideas are only "owned" because society agrees to recognize those rights. Without that agreement, ownership collapses.
John Locke's labor theory: You own what you produce through your labor. He also argued you can only rightfully take what you can use &mdash; no hoarding.
Rousseau's view: The first person to fence off land and say "this is mine" founded civil society &mdash; but only because others agreed.
Epictetus's Stoic view: Nothing external truly belongs to us. What we actually own are our character, judgment, choices, and emotions.
Rights &gt; possessions: The right to own something (e.g., free speech, gun ownership) is more important than the physical possession of it.
Inheritance &amp; legacy control: Is it ethical to dictate what happens to property after death? The hosts argue a true gift should confer full control to the recipient.
We trade true ownership for false ownership: Modern society increasingly recognizes ownership of external things while people give away their emotional self-control and inner life.
Hoarding mentality: Contrasted with Locke's "take only what you can use" &mdash; storm-prepping and COVID toilet paper runs as modern examples.
Teaser for next episode: Stewardship &mdash; a different lens on ownership.
Timeline
Time&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Topic
0:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Intro / Welcome to Ceasefire
0:29&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Episode topic introduced: "What can we truly possess?"
1:09&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Legal vs. philosophical ownership &mdash; framing the discussion
1:54&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Society as the foundation of ownership (Jeep example)
2:27&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; John Locke's labor theory of ownership
3:50&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Inheritance &mdash; recognizing a deceased person's right to transfer
4:39&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Transferring ideals, not just property &mdash; "my homestead stays a homestead"
5:52&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; True gifts should bestow full control; controlling from beyond the grave
6:11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Rousseau: the first fence = the birth of civil society
6:59&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ownership depends on societal agreement &mdash; what if we disagree?
7:33&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Epictetus: the only true possessions are character, judgment, choices, emotions
8:26&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "You can't take it with you" &mdash; nor enforce your will after death
9:02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We've traded inner ownership for ownership of things
9:47&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "He made me angry" &mdash; we allow others to control our emotions
10:28&nbsp; We give away emotions for "pennies on the dollar"
10:49&nbsp; "Take ownership" &mdash; the phrase as a cultural echo of inner ownership
11:37&nbsp; Can we own relationships? A biblical "two become one" perspective
12:18&nbsp; Ad break: Bernie Bookshop
13:00&nbsp; Back from break &mdash; relationships and biblical ownership
14:13&nbsp; You own how hard you work and the consequences of your decisions
15:02&nbsp; Legal ownership revisited: property tax, gas tax &mdash; ongoing obligations
16:05&nbsp; Legal ownership is contingent &mdash; "ownership light"
17:36&nbsp; Rights are more important than physical possession
18:17&nbsp; Even the right to own is ultimately meaningless &mdash; Solomonic view
18:38&nbsp; Book recommendation: Why We Drive by Matthew Crawford
19:14&nbsp; Whiskey and Wisdom Book Club &mdash; April 16th, 6 PM
20:20&nbsp; "Ownership light" &mdash; two words needed for different kinds of ownership
21:09&nbsp; Locke's limit: only own what you can use without waste
22:04&nbsp; Hoarding examples: COVID toilet paper, gas can in a pickup during Harvey
23:02&nbsp; Clarifying: saving &ne; hoarding; about fair share, not nest eggs
23:43&nbsp; We'd all be better off understanding what we truly own &mdash; character matters
24:03&nbsp; Teaser: next episode on Stewardship
24:20&nbsp; Outro / Where to find the show
Original Air Date: April 4th at 10:30AM CST as heard on Boerne Radio 103.9FM
Contact:
<ul>
<li><a href="mailto:ceasefireboerne@gmail.com">ceasefireboerne@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.theboernebookshop.com/">https://www.theboernebookshop.com/</a></li>
</ul>
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Ceasefire - What Do We Truly Possess  4-4-2026 

Dale Adams and Ron Cisneros, hosts of the Ceasefire podcast, explore whether Americans are truly "living on stolen land" — a question sparked by Billie Eilish's Grammy speech. They examine property rights through political, legal, and historical lenses, arguing that ownership has always depended on force, self-determination, and legal frameworks — not inherent right. They discuss the 1933 Montevideo Convention's definition of statehood, apply it to modern cases (Taiwan, Ukraine, Israel), and critique land acknowledgment statements as empty gestures. They conclude that land is conquered or purchased, not "stolen," since ownership only exists within a political structure willing to enforce it. The episode ends with a teaser for Part 2 and a book recommendation.

 

Timeline:

 

Time  Topic

0:00   Intro & show opening

0:30   Topic introduction: "Are we living on stolen land?" (3-part series)

0:50   Billie Eilish's Grammy comments as the catalyst

1:35   How states form: conquest, revolution, purchase

2:39   Ownership is backed by force

3:51   Self-determination as the foundation of statehood

4:36   History of property rights: nomadic to agricultural societies

6:28   The 1933 Montevideo Convention & legal statehood

7:26   Taiwan, Ukraine, Israel — modern statehood questions

8:15   "There truly is no stolen land" — the core argument

9:20   The problem with historical claims — where do you draw borders?

10:42 Stable borders are historically unnatural

11:24 Billie Eilish backlash & the $3M home question

13:26 Break / Boerne Bookshop ad

14:24 Property taxes & the stewardship argument

16:40 Property rights as a "bundle of rights" — digital, airwave, privacy

19:04 Land acknowledgment statements — virtue signaling vs. action

20:05 British Columbia court case — when acknowledgments become legal

21:27 "Return it to whom?" — the statute of limitations problem

23:19 You can't undo historical injustice — displacement goes both ways

24:17 Book recommendation & sign-off

Original Air Date: March 28th at 10:30AM CST as heard on Boerne Radio 103.9FM

Contact:
ceasefireboerne@gmail.com 
https://www.theboernebookshop.com/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61561356682575 

Dale Adams and Ron Cisneros, hosts of the Ceasefire podcast, explore whether Americans are truly "living on stolen land" &mdash; a question sparked by Billie Eilish's Grammy speech. They examine property rights through political, legal, and historical lenses, arguing that ownership has always depended on force, self-determination, and legal frameworks &mdash; not inherent right. They discuss the 1933 Montevideo Convention's definition of statehood, apply it to modern cases (Taiwan, Ukraine, Israel), and critique land acknowledgment statements as empty gestures. They conclude that land is conquered or purchased, not "stolen," since ownership only exists within a political structure willing to enforce it. The episode ends with a teaser for Part 2 and a book recommendation.
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Timeline:
&nbsp;
Time&nbsp; Topic
0:00&nbsp;&nbsp; Intro &amp; show opening
0:30&nbsp;&nbsp; Topic introduction: "Are we living on stolen land?" (3-part series)
0:50&nbsp;&nbsp; Billie Eilish's Grammy comments as the catalyst
1:35&nbsp;&nbsp; How states form: conquest, revolution, purchase
2:39&nbsp;&nbsp; Ownership is backed by force
3:51&nbsp;&nbsp; Self-determination as the foundation of statehood
4:36&nbsp;&nbsp; History of property rights: nomadic to agricultural societies
6:28&nbsp;&nbsp; The 1933 Montevideo Convention &amp; legal statehood
7:26&nbsp;&nbsp; Taiwan, Ukraine, Israel &mdash; modern statehood questions
8:15&nbsp;&nbsp; "There truly is no stolen land" &mdash; the core argument
9:20&nbsp;&nbsp; The problem with historical claims &mdash; where do you draw borders?
10:42 Stable borders are historically unnatural
11:24 Billie Eilish backlash &amp; the $3M home question
13:26 Break / Boerne Bookshop ad
14:24 Property taxes &amp; the stewardship argument
16:40 Property rights as a "bundle of rights" &mdash; digital, airwave, privacy
19:04 Land acknowledgment statements &mdash; virtue signaling vs. action
20:05 British Columbia court case &mdash; when acknowledgments become legal
21:27 "Return it to whom?" &mdash; the statute of limitations problem
23:19 You can't undo historical injustice &mdash; displacement goes both ways
24:17 Book recommendation &amp; sign-off
Original Air Date: March 28th at 10:30AM CST as heard on Boerne Radio 103.9FM
Contact:
<ul>
<li><a href="mailto:ceasefireboerne@gmail.com">ceasefireboerne@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.theboernebookshop.com/">https://www.theboernebookshop.com/</a></li>
</ul>
Facebook: &nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61561356682575">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61561356682575</a>&nbsp;

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