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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

Vivienne Rourke has always known the comforts of wealth, but the one thing her father never gave her was love. When he forces her into a marriage with his ruthless partner, she flees west with a hidden identity, taking a governess role at a ranch—unaware that this choice will change everything… Levi Holloway is a widowed rancher, left alone to raise his young daughter after his wife’s death. After being abandoned by another woman, he hires a governess, never expecting the one who arrives to steal both his daughter’s heart and his own… As Vivienne and Levi grow closer, their bond ...

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 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 ...

After her husband’s death, Martha Dunn has thrown herself into her work as the town’s midwife, doing everything she can to keep her people alive while keeping her own heart safe. Although she has sworn never to love again, she’s ready to sacrifice herself to a ruthless rancher if it means protecting her people. When a bleeding man shows up at her door, she realizes her carefully guarded heart may finally open, whether she is ready or not. Jed Callahan was once an outlaw with nothing left to believe in. Now he rides west, chasing a redemption he’s not sure he deserves. But when he ...

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 ...

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 ...

Six of my best-selling Historical Western Romance stories! Stories full of powerful emotions, trust and betrayal, intrigue, family values and romance that will captivate you! Her Glimmer of Hope After years of caring for her younger sisters and tolerating a difficult home, Amy accepts a chance to become a mail-order bride and start fresh. She travels west to marry Mark, a man healing from a serious accident and hoping for a second chance. As they face challenges and uncover each other’s secrets, Amy and Mark grow closer, but can their new bond survive the past that won’t stay buried and...

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...