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.

Tessa Lark is the frontier town’s healer—relying on intuition and old-world remedies, and sworn to protect her father’s legacy. But she also secretly longs for the very thing that threatens her: real medical knowledge. When a formally trained doctor returns home, his presence threatens everything she’s built… including the walls she's learned to keep around her heart. Dr. James Langford has come back from the East determined to bring modern medicine to the frontier. But when a devastating injury leaves him dependent on the very healer he once dismissed, he is forced to question ...

A bad marriage, a dead husband, and an unexpected pregnancy have left Eliza Harrow scared and uncertain. On a wagon train heading west, she finds an unlikely source of comfort in a man she never anticipated. But as they grow closer, can she lower her guard and let him in, or will her fears keep her from trusting again? Tom Calder has spent years chasing revenge for the sister he failed to protect. When he meets a woman in need on the wagon train, her strength and vulnerability stir something inside him. Initially driven by a desire to protect, he offers her a marriage of convenience to ...

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 ...

Howdy! It’s time to saddle up for a ride through some of the most rough and tumble portions of scripture; the book of Judges. Judges is a critical bridge in the Biblical narrative, taking us from the early pioneers as they ride into the land to the wars with natives. Throughout Judges, God raised up a series of bold sheriffs who would deliver an old west style of justice. Judges, The Wild West Of The Bible, is an energetic guided tour to one of the most exciting books of the Bible. Come ride with me as we meet some real heroes in history, and some of the cruelest villains ever to walk the...

After her mother's death, Daisy Wynn is left with nothing—until a baby appears at her cabin door. Poor and desperate, she accepts her father's demand to marry a stranger, hoping the union will give them both a future. But the man at the altar stirs something she never expected… Jonah Kincaid needs to save his family's ranch—even if it means infiltrating a land baron's criminal empire. Forced into marriage as the price of entry, he expects a cold arrangement. But Daisy's courage and quiet strength are changing everything, including his careful plan… As Daisy and Jonah’s bond ...

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 ...

Isla Merrick, after her father's unexpected death, is determined to keep his relay station. But when a railroad contract threatens her inheritance, she's forced to marry within six months. Desperate, she places an ad for a husband—never imagining the stranger who answers will bring more secrets than solutions. Gale Remington, a former cavalry scout, came to Carson Pass seeking answers, not a wife. His brother vanished three months ago, and the trail leads him to the very station Isla runs. Marrying her puts him exactly where he needs to be, but the closer they grow, the more his deception...

After her parents' sudden death, Elspeth Rowan is left to run a lodge with debts she didn't know existed. Too proud to ask for help, she struggles to protect her sister and the only home they have left. But when an accident happens in the snow, everything begins to change… Pinkerton detective Nathaniel Cole wakes to find a grey-eyed woman tending his wounds. He came to Alder Creek Valley on a personal mission, but as his strength returns, he realizes his troubles and hers share a dangerous thread. The more he uncovers, the harder it becomes to see her as just part of the case… As the ...

Eleanor Whitmore bakes through her grief each morning in Abilene, determined to provide for her daughter even as her late husband’s debts threaten her bakery. But when a guarded stranger with haunted eyes offers his help, Eleanor must decide whether he is her salvation… or a danger she never saw coming. Ethan Crowell arrives in Abilene under a false name, desperate to hide his son from his ruthless uncle. A bakery is the last place he expects to find refuge, but Eleanor’s quiet strength soon begins to feel dangerously like home, and he cannot keep deceiving the woman who is starting ...

Thalia Weston has lived alone on a ridge in the Wyoming Territory for five years, scarred and blamed for a tragedy she couldn’t prevent. A healer by trade, she survives on her skills and the land, keeping to herself. When a newborn is left at her cabin door and a stranger appears, wounded from a fall, Thalia is forced to break the one rule that’s kept her safe: attachment leads to loss. Rancher Josh Croft is searching for his missing sister, who vanished in town, determined to protect his family. After a near-fatal fall, he wakes in Thalia’s cabin, drawn to her haunting song and the ...

When Clara Whitmore’s sister vanishes on her way to marry a rancher in Red Bluff, Colorado, Clara refuses to stay idle. Determined to find her, she travels west only to be mistaken for the missing bride by the very man her sister was meant to wed. Outraged yet desperate for answers, Clara reluctantly joins forces with him. Eddie McKenna agreed to a contract marriage to secure his inheritance, never intending to risk his heart again. Hardened by his own losses, he is unprepared for Clara’s fierce devotion, probing questions, and unshakable faith. Horrified by his intended bride’s ...

Etta Grey arrives in Silver City with her young daughter to claim the land her late husband left her. Expecting only hardship and loneliness, she is surprised when the scarred rancher on the neighboring property offers his help. As their children grow fast friends, Etta finds herself drawn to the guarded man’s eyes, and to the fragile hope that loving him might mean risking her heart once more. Peter Donovan has spent years honoring the memory of the wife he once loved, raising her sons as his own while ignoring whispers about his motives. Determined never to love again, he keeps his ...

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 ...

After her husband’s sudden death, Clara Montgomery throws herself into running their boardinghouse, keeping her heart guarded and her life in order. When a baby is left on her doorstep, she vows to protect him at all costs, giving her grief new purpose. The arrival of the new sheriff shakes her carefully guarded heart, awakening emotions she thought were gone forever. Sheriff Lukas Hayes arrives in Willow Creek and quickly takes a room at the boardinghouse. From the first moment, he is drawn into the mystery surrounding the owner’s late husband. With each clue, he grows closer to the ...

Laura Donovan, raised in an orphanage with her sister, believes she has finally found safety when she agrees to marry a man who promises her a future. But when his mask shatters—and a terrified orphaned boy is placed in her care—she makes a desperate choice. She flees west, leaving behind everything… except the fragile hope of finding love and a place to belong. Ethan Hollister has spent years chasing justice across a lawless frontier ever since his brother was killed by ruthless outlaws. Traveling undercover on a wagon train, he poses as a husband, never expecting the woman beside ...

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...

Caroline Benton never imagined leaving New York for the wide, windswept plains of Texas. Answering a mail-order ad feels like stepping into the unknown but nothing prepares her for the quiet sorrow waiting inside the Williams home. Determined to belong, she offers what she has always held onto: faith, courage, and a tender heart to a family still living in the shadow of loss. Arthur Williams has built his life on control as it’s the only thing that keeps his grief at bay. Haunted by the loss of his wife and the tragedy that claimed his brother, he is solely devoted to the care of his twin...

Rose awakens on the banks of the Oregon Trail with no memory of who she is or how she survived the raging river. Surrounded by wary strangers who see her as a burden, she clings to the one man willing to defend her, the brooding wagon master who pulled her from the water. Yet as fragments of her past begin to stir, Rose fears the truth may cost her the only man who has ever chosen to trust her… Widower Nathaniel Cole buried his heart the day he lost his wife and child. As captain of the wagon train, he cannot afford distractions, especially not a mysterious woman with no name and too many...

Lila Harrow rides west to claim the Dakota land left by her late aunt, determined to escape the unwanted betrothal waiting for her back home. But to her dismay, in Ashford Crossing she discovers that the claim can only be secured by a married woman. With no husband and no allies, she finds unexpected help in the form of a quiet, kindhearted doctor. Dr. Nathaniel Cole has built his life around duty and care, raising his silent niece Clara, while tending to the town’s needs. Marriage was never part of his plan, yet Lila’s predicament awakens his compassion, urging him to offer a practical...