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...

After a tragic loss, nurse Winifred "Winnie" Lawson flees West with a five-year-old girl, desperate to hide her from the child's ruthless father—a dangerous gang leader who will stop at nothing to find them. Posing as a widow with a young son, she prays the distance will keep them safe. The only available shelter though belongs to a mysterious rancher who makes her heart race despite his cold demeanor… Levi Burke wants nothing but solitude. After losing his wife and infant in a devastating accident, he's buried himself in grief and silence on his isolated ranch. When a brave young widow...

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 ...

Odessa Galloway thought losing her husband was the hardest trial she would face. Determined to survive on her own, she runs a bakery and protects her daughter while untangling the dangerous debts left by her late husband. But when a stranger with secrets as deep as her own enters her life, she discovers that love can be just as perilous as betrayal. Sawyer Drayton is a widowed rancher haunted by the threat of his murderous brother. Hiding under a false name to keep his son safe, he trusts no one. Yet, the moment he meets a woman who challenges his carefully guarded world, he realizes some ...

When Clara McGraw's father casts her aside after the birth of a long-awaited son, she learns how quickly love turns to leverage. Promised to a man she despises and shattered by tragedy, she makes a desperate choice—stealing her baby brother and fleeing into the unknown. But she never expected survival to depend on a rugged wagon master who sees through her lies… Caleb Hart is a man shaped by failure and loss. A widower burdened by regret and estranged from a daughter who blames him for not saving her mother, he leads a wagon train through the unforgiving Arkansas frontier. When a fierce...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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Ada Lockwood grapples with guilt for finally feeling free after the death of her abusive husband. But on the Oregon Trail, freedom is perilous. Alone and vulnerable, and guarding a secret she cannot afford to reveal, Ada agrees to a marriage of convenience with Dan, a brooding fellow traveler, never expecting the arrangement to stir her heart. Dan Brenner, a former Pinkerton, is heading west to outrun his past failures. When he saves Ada’s life and learns she is the widow of a man he once trusted, he offers her protection through a marriage of convenience in a world that preys on women ...

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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 ...

In Riverside, Jenny Thornton has dedicated her life to please her formidable father, Mayor Elias Thornton. Her world revolves around him until he tasks her with befriending a struggling family. As she grows closer to them, sparks ignite between Jenny and their dashing eldest son, stirring emotions she never expected. Caught between loyalty to her father and forbidden love, Jenny must navigate a heart torn between duty and affection… Can she stay true to her father when her heart yearns for a loving gaze? Sam Wilson's devotion to his family is rivaled only by his passion for the ranch. ...

Eliza Whitmore has spent her life under her father's control — he decides where she goes, who she sees, and what she's worth. When she answers a letter from a Kansas rancher seeking a bride, she sees her chance at freedom. But escape means burying her past — and that secret grows harder to keep as the handsome rancher captures her heart… Nathaniel Clay wants a practical wife—a mother for his daughter, nothing more. But Eliza is far from what he expected. Her grit, her courage, her way with his stubborn child—she's changing everything, including the walls he built after losing his ...

After the loss of her mother, Adeline Finch is bound by a promise to protect her younger sister. When their aunt sends them west toward an unwanted marriage, Adeline follows her sister across the frontier. The suitor, though, turns dangerous, and escape becomes their only hope, forcing Adeline to flee into the unknown, trusting a stranger’s wagon and a future she never planned for… Luke Rawlins learned long ago that love only leads to loss. On the road to deliver his sister to her new husband, duty feels safer than feelings, and distance keeps his heart intact. When he encounters two ...