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.

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.

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 ...

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,...

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, ...

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...

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 ...

Alice Kuiper has always felt like a bird in a gilded cage. When she’s forced into an unwanted marriage, she decides flee West, reinventing herself as a teacher at an orphanage in Colorado. Hiding her true identity, she hopes to find freedom, but never expects to find herself falling for the institution’s dedicated headmaster… After being silenced by powerful men who once corrupted his beloved orphanage, Ebenezer Penn fled West for a fresh start. The arrival of the teacher, with her warmth and strength, breathes new life into the children’s home and stirs feelings he thought he’d ...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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...

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. ...

Nora Vale’s parents die in a blizzard that leaves too many questions behind. She and her sister are left to keep their mountain lodge afloat through grief, mounting debt, and a promise Nora refuses to break: never sell the land. But winter has a way of dragging trouble to the door, and Nora can feel other problems looming beyond the snow… Jonas Harker comes west because of a letter from a friend he once failed and won’t abandon again. Traveling under the guise of a wandering prospector, a stagecoach accident leaves him injured and stranded at Nora’s lodge. As he earns his keep with ...