Bible West

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.

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.

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...

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 ...

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 ...

Build your first beehive from scratch and create a flourishing hive with this beekeeping bible. This audiobook has everything a novice needs to get started, as well as anecdotes and tips to inspire and instruct an experienced beekeeper.

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 ...

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 ...

There was an uneasy tension as the slave owners sought to maintain control and keep the slaves working calmly and the abolitionists began to question the moral cost of slavery. As they prepared to compile a special Bible for slaves in the West Indies, the missionaries agreed to uplift the Africans without teaching them anything that could incite rebellion. The Slave Bible is one of the most powerful examples ever witnessed of manipulation using a controlled narrative.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the heart of the American frontier, scarred schoolteacher Lily struggles with haunting nightmares and a mysterious illness. Determined to rebuild her life in a new town, she finds solace in the friendship of a local doctor and a kind-hearted baker. Yet, beneath her resolve lies a deep yearning for love, a love that sees beyond her facial scars. Could anyone look past her scars to embrace the love she offers? Tucker is a rugged cowboy with a troubled past and a trail of bad luck. Haunted by a mistake that refuses to fade, he finds an unexpected kinship with Lily. His heart yearns for her,...

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 ...

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...

We know that 400 years ago, African-Americans were loaded onto boats as slaves. They were then dropped off in the Caribbean, North America, and South America. For those who have not researched their heritage on ancestry websites, they have no idea what part of Africa they are from. They have no clue as to the tribe their ancestors belonged to, nor the language they spoke. While every other race can say that their relatives are from Germany, or Ireland, or wherever, African-Americans do not have that privilege. It’s no surprise that over time they would eventually lose their identity. Some...

Clara Whitfield has dedicated her life to the children at the orphanage where she grew up, working as their teacher and guiding them with kindness and care. She owes everything to the mayor of a nearby town, who has long supported the orphanage and to whom she feels a deep sense of duty. Yet when she meets Sheriff Elias Boone, his calm strength and gentle ways stir feelings she has long resisted, and she questions whether she could ever allow herself to love. Haunted by memories of the war, Sheriff Elias Boone keeps to himself, yet he quietly lends a hand wherever it is needed in town. When...

Eliza Hartwell has spent her life proving she can handle anything. When she inherits her father’s thriving ranch, the will demands she marry before her twenty-fifth birthday or lose everything. Desperate to keep her land, Eliza places an ad for a husband, and soon finds a mysterious baby on her doorstep, drawing her into a web of secrets tied to her ranch's legacy. Morgan Tate answers Eliza’s mail-order groom ad with his own hidden agenda. A bounty hunter, he’s been hired to find a woman and child, and Eliza’s ranch seems to hold the answers. What he doesn’t expect is that Eliza ...

After a failed correspondence marriage, Sarah Whitman is determined to protect her heart. But when her family’s financial troubles deepen, a rancher offers her a marriage in exchange for her nursing skills to care for his sick mother. Hesitant yet desperate, Sarah must decide if she can make the most of this unexpected proposal—or risk losing her heart once again. Dan McAllister’s life has been upended by his father’s death, leaving him to manage the family ranch alone. When his mother falls gravely ill though, she takes matters into her own hands and arranges a correspondence ...