Western Bible

Biblical scholars Brandon O'Brien and Randy Richards shed light on the ways that Western readers often misunderstand the cultural dynamics of the Bible. They identify nine key areas where modern Westerners have significantly different assumptions about what might be going on in a text. Drawing on their own cross-cultural experience in global mission, O'Brien and Richards show how better self-awareness and understanding of cultural differences in language, time, and social mores allow us to see the Bible in fresh and unexpected ways.

Cordelia Fletcher awakens in a stranger’s home with no memory of who she is or how she came to be lying alone on the prairie. What she does know is that the quiet strength of the widowed rancher who rescued her stirs something deep within her, something that feels both dangerous and safe all at once. Micah Redmond has lived three years in the shadow of grief, his heart buried alongside the wife he lost. Devoted only to his daughter and his ranch, he never imagined fate would place a mysterious young woman in his care, one whose presence unsettles his resolve to remain alone forever. As ...

Trapped by her father's harsh expectations, Emmeline Spratt is devastated when he offers her hand in marriage to a rancher as part of a land deal. Yet, as she begins to see the quiet strength in her new husband, she can’t help but hope that he might be the love she never saw coming. Patrick McLeod, a young war veteran caring for his sick sister and younger brother, is doing his best to create a stable future. But his unexpected bride isn’t what he imagined—her strength and kindness slowly soften the walls around his heart. Now, for the first time in years, he wonders if love might ...

Susannah Murphy never expected a stranger’s kindness to change the course of her life. Fresh off the train in Emerald Spring, she’s flustered when a tall, brooding rancher quietly steps in to pay for her supplies. She brushes it off—until she learns he’s Jasper Reed, the reclusive heir to the ranch her father now works for. And without ever speaking to her again… he’s just asked for her hand in marriage. Jasper Reed has spent years hiding from the world—and from himself. Scarred by a past he won’t discuss and weary of his father’s pressures, he’s resisted every attempt ...

After years of hardship, Kate Taylor has sworn off love. Running the Hollow Creek Inn alongside her aunt, she finds solace in the quietude of small-town life, until a wounded stranger is brought to her doorstep in the middle of a blizzard. Faced with the possibility of true love, will Kate be able to protect her peace of mind? Ashton Cullen is a bounty hunter looking for justice and the man who left him for dead. He never planned to stay in Hollow Creek, but the more time he spends in Montana town, the more difficult he finds it to leave. People are kind, and Kate is too beautiful to ignore...

8 Books 2 complete series in one box set! Mail-order brides Historical Western Romance … This box set for heart-pounding action, true love, and characters so real they’ll walk off the pages and right into your heart. As the temperatures drop and the winds blow, you won't find a better collection to keep you warm inside. Peril or Prosperity Series Book 1 Wagon Train Book 2 Hope Book 3 Rocky Proposal Book 4 Westward and Wayward Book 5 Tempestuous Bride The Grant Boys Series Book 1 Taken for Granted Book 2 Patience Granted Book 3 Wishes Granted Read all the Complete Series by bestselling ...

Clara Whitmore never imagined leaving her privileged life behind as a mail-order bride. Forced West, she marries Daniel, the scarred and reclusive rancher of Silver Ride, New Mexico. Though initially shaken by his appearance, Clara is determined to build a new life even if her husband keeps his heart and past locked away. Daniel McAllister lost everything in the fire that claimed his home, his sister, and his trust in others. Marrying Clara was meant to be practical, a way to keep his ranch afloat, yet her warmth and determination awaken feelings he thought were gone forever. Just as their ...

The complete cowboy collection at the ranch in Quinn Valley will sweep you away with heartwarming, uplifting stories of love, faith, and forgiveness - all with a sexy-and-sweet cowboy at the center of the romance & family saga! Contracted Cowboy: A fake ad brings a cowboy to Georgia's door just in time for all the Quinn family holiday parties, so she hires Logan to be her boyfriend. Nothing can go wrong with this plan...except she might lose her heart to her newly contracted cowboy. Secret Sweetheart: She's a domestic goddess. He works on her father's ranch. They could have forever...if ...

Abigail Peterson has spent her life caring for her father’s patients and her mischievous twin brothers, all while quietly dreaming of becoming a trained nurse. Her world is orderly and predictable until a brooding stranger arrives half-frozen and in desperate need of care. Abigail knows she must help him, but she can’t ignore the stir of something unexpected in her heart… Ty Salinger is a bounty hunter haunted by grief, drifting from town to town since the loss of his wife and young daughter. A dangerous river crossing leaves him battered and near death, bringing him to the Peterson ...

Clara Whitfield has spent her life balancing ledgers and longing for a place to belong. Marriage to a Nevada sheriff promised the home and family she’d always dreamed of—but in Red Rock Crossing, she finds only wary glances from spirited twins who want no part of a new mother, and a husband whose grief has left him closed and distant. Sheriff James Mercer never expected to marry again, let alone a stranger from New York with steady hands and haunted eyes. But when a daring bank robbery shatters the fragile peace of his town and places his children in harm’s way, James is forced to ...

When Lucy Griffin inherits a crumbling estate from Archie Templeton the town whispers that she must have been his mistress. Being in charge of the local orphanage, she has spent her life caring for forgotten children, never seeking anything for herself. Now she has the chance to transform the manor into a true home, but she'll need help from the handsome stranger who arrives at her door… Jesse Holden makes his living uncovering secrets, and he's been hired to dig up dirt on Lucy and destroy her claim to the fortune. Getting close to her should be simple, but as he helps with renovations ...

Whether you're an avid student of the Bible or a skeptic of its relevance, The Book That Made Your World will transform your perception of its influence on virtually every facet of Western civilization. Vishal Mangalwadi reveals the personal motivation that fueled his own study of the Bible. Learn how the Bible transformed the social, political, and religious institutions that have sustained Western culture for the past millennium, and discover how secular corruption endangers the stability and longevity of Western civilization.

Millie Dawson has spent her life under her stepfather’s control, her beauty seen as a way to line his pockets. When she rescues an abandoned baby from the riverbank, she loses her home but gains the independence she’s longed for. Her only refuge lies at the burned-out ranch of Cole Bradford—a man known as the Beast. Can her courage and love soften a heart scarred by fire? Cole Bradford lives as a recluse, scarred by the blaze that took his family and left his face permanently marked. Haunted by his past, Cole lives in seclusion, earning the town’s cruel nickname—the Beast. When a ...

When Laetitia Simmons leaves the orphanage at eighteen, she dreams of a fresh start as a mail-order bride in the Wyoming Territory. When she arrives in Dry Creek though, she’s met with heartbreak—her fiancé is dead, and whispers of his secrets soon make her question if his death was truly an accident… Ezra (Red Bear) has lived his whole life caught between two worlds. As a son of a Shoshone mother and a white father who never found peace, he swore to never risk his heart outside his people. Yet, when he saves Laetitia from a bear attack, the bond between them grows into something ...

Melanie Matthews never thought her life would revolve around running her parents' store in the small town of Wrightwood. Focused on making the shop a success, she has put her personal life on hold and rejected the advances of the wealthy and powerful Ethan Wrightwood. As she battles to secure her future, she wonders if she’s destined to remain alone in her fight… Jack Chester, a lonely drifter with a painful past in an orphanage, finds his life upended when he becomes the guardian of a young orphaned boy. His search for a safe place for the child leads him to Wrightwood, where he meets ...

Scarred by smallpox and grief, Elsie Whitmore longs for the peaceful solace of her lost family and hometown of Cedar Bluff. Hoping to rebuild her life there, she answers a mail-order bride ad—carrying the weight of her past into the unknown. Little does she know that the journey ahead will lead her to a love deeper than she ever imagined. Wyatt Langford’s heart beats for freedom and adventure across the Texas plains. Marriage was never in his plans—until his grandfather’s will leaves him no choice: to claim his inheritance, Wyatt must marry. The woman he weds—Elsie—was never ...

With her father's sudden death, Ginny Bennett inherits more than a ranch—she inherits a perilous cattle drive no one believes she can lead. With the odds stacked against her and very few willing to follow a woman’s command, she turns to the last man she ever wanted to see again: the brooding bounty hunter she once idolized... and now can’t stand. Ronan McCallister has spent the last few years chasing outlaws and outrunning the shadows of a violent past. But when the man who once saved his life is gone, Ronan returns—not for redemption, but to repay a debt by guarding his daughter ...

Two Complete Series 8 Books in one boxed set! American Mail order Brides of the West, historically inspired clean and wholesome Short story Romance. Included for your reading enjoyment: Mail Order Bride Collection: Emma Jackson's Western Frontier Love Plus Oregon Trail Complete Series Books 1-8 Emma Jackson's Western Frontier Love Complete Series. (4 Book Series) Emma Jackson has the world at her fingertips – a beautiful home, loving family and plenty of possibilities. Despite growing up in the lap of luxury on a sprawling plantation, Emma’s world comes crashing down around her, causing...

Ophelia McKenzie left Blossom Ridge and its bitter family feud behind to chase truth and headlines in New York City. But when her father falls ill, the determined reporter returns home, only to find that the past, and one man in particular, still stirs something deep inside her. Can she balance her pursuit of justice with the longing she thought she buried? Eli Daggatt returned from war a changed man, once a deputy and now a sheriff, raising a child who isn’t his by blood… He’s built a quiet life for himself and his daughter Daisy, but Ophelia’s return threatens to reopen wounds ...

Widowed, pregnant, and struggling to keep her farm afloat after her husband's tragic accident, Cassidy Harlow writes under a false name for the local paper, desperate for money and careful to stay out of the town's prying eyes. But when she stumbles upon an injured stranger in the forest, everything she’s longed for starts to feel within reach… Austin Bancroft arrives in town under a false name, determined to uncover the truth behind his brother’s mysterious death at the railroad project. Disguised as the new blacksmith, he hides his mission from everyone, even the brave widow who ...