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.

Read by the author Matthew West What's your impossible? Your "I need a miracle"? As Christians, we need to embrace more often the central truth of our faith—that prayer actually changes the world, that our conversations with God have eternal impact. In this hope-filled and spiritually...

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.

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 ...

When Clara Thornton inherits her father’s ranch, she also inherits an impossible choice: marry, or lose everything. Desperate to protect her home from her ruthless brother, Clara tells a daring lie claiming she is already engaged. With the clock ticking, she places an advertisement for a groom, trusting her life to a stranger’s promise… Jack Hargrove answers for reasons he cannot reveal. A hardened rancher raising his orphaned niece after his sister’s murder, he is haunted by the words she whispered with her dying breath. Marrying Clara may be his only chance to uncover the truth, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eliza Harper answers to no one but God, her horses, and her own steady heart. But when a baby is abandoned on her porch with a desperate note, she's drawn into a danger far greater than she ever imagined. She wants to protect this child at any cost—but she never expected a rugged stranger to ride through the storm and turn her quiet world upside down… Samuel Carter is running out of time. His sister and her lawman husband have vanished chasing a ruthless outlaw gang, and his dying mother's last wish is to see her daughter again. When he finds his missing niece in the arms of a stubborn,...

After an illness sweeps through town, Anne is left caring for her best friend’s son and trying to shield him from Calvin, his uncle, who wants to steal his inheritance.. She forges new names for herself and Jamie and joins the Oregon Trail in search of a lawyer out west who might be able to help the boy. But safety lies a thousand perilous miles away—and the tracker is already on their trail, stirring a flutter she can’t afford to feel. Patrick only needs enough coin to pay for his sister’s wedding, so hunting a kidnapper sounds simple. Riding undercover with the wagon train, he ...

Determined to escape an arranged marriage, Molly Tremaine answers a mail-order bride advertisement and leaves everything familiar behind. Her journey leads her to a quiet town where a man she has only known through letters waits, and she cannot help but wonder if trusting a stranger might finally give her a chance at the love she has always longed for. Once a sheriff, Clayton Stroud is still haunted by the night his best friend was killed and has avoided the dangers of the outside world ever since. His careful routine is thrown into chaos the moment a newborn baby is left on his doorstep. ...

After her husband’s death, Lydia Hartwell is left to weather the Oklahoma Territory alone, pregnant, isolated, and fighting to keep her ranch alive. She expects nothing from anyone, least of all help, until a quiet Cherokee horseman appears at her fence line and offers his steady hands… and a gentleness she hasn’t felt in a long time. Caleb Gower grew up between two worlds. Born Cherokee, raised by a white family, welcomed fully by neither. Passing by the Hartwell ranch, he intends only to ride on, until the sight of Lydia struggling alone pulls him from the saddle. A simple offer to ...

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 ...

Pulled unconscious from the sea, Evelyn Carter wakes on the shore with no memory of her past, clutching only a mysterious pendant and the face of the sheriff who saved her. As fragments of danger surface and her heart draws her to him against all reason, she must decide whether to trust the man offering her protection, even as her growing feelings place them both in danger. Sheriff Holden McAllister’s peaceful routine shatters when a mysterious woman is washed ashore in the town he protects. As he helps her recover and uncovers the secrets of her arrival, he feels a pull he cannot resist ...

May wakes on the banks of a river with no memory of who she is or how she was swept there, rescued by a brooding wagon leader guiding his company west to Oregon. As illness, hunger, and suspicion threaten the journey, she forges fragile friendships and helps on the trail in ways no one expected. But she never imagined she could fall for the very man who saved her… Lucas, a widowed wagon master hardened by loss, leads the train west with discipline and distance, determined to protect both his people and the secrets of his cargo. When danger closes in, and an amnesiac stranger ignites ...

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...

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 ...

Coraline Sterling inherits her late father’s ranch, only to discover a cruel stipulation: marry within thirty days or lose the ranch to her estranged cousin. Desperate, Cora claims a husband who doesn't exist—then sends for a stranger to play the part. When a baby is left at her doorstep, she never imagined that a man and a child would turn her world upside down. Sawyer Hayes never planned to be anyone’s husband, especially not a pretend one. After the fire that took his family and the lies that followed, he’s been drifting, searching for peace. When he enters Cora’s barn, he ...

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Ever since her mother’s death and her father’s decline, Emma Mitchell’s family ranch has been slipping through her fingers. With her younger sister depending on her, Emma shoulders every burden alone—until the last person she ever expected rides back into town: her childhood best friend, her first love, the one who left her behind… Jake Callahan never meant to return in disgrace. Sent away by his sheriff father, he now returns as a deputy to protect the town from an outlaw threat. He’s never wanted anything more than his father’s approval… except Emma. He longs to guard her ...