How to Die Standing Up In the wild and lawless early days of the Old West, a man’s true riches amounted to the friendships he had with other men. In a land so sparsely populated, and with the enemies of weather, finding food, and attack so constant, survival often depended on your number of friends. […]
Arise! Cross This Jordan! (Joshua 1) with Audio Podcast
The Divine Honk & Joshua 1 Joshua 1 reminds me of this scenario. You’re at a traffic light, and it turns green. But for some reason, you don’t notice. Then, the car behind you sends a reminder. You sort of wake up and pull on through. Now, you shouldn’t get offended by the honk. The […]
Catch My Saddle! by Stephen Bly with Audio Podcast
Catch the Horse or Good Saddle First? True cowboys and cowgirls usually treasure a good saddle. No one likes being bucked off a horse, especially an Old West cowboy. You’d get a lot of ribbing for that. Out on the range if your old broomtail decided to break in two, hop for mama, jackknife, swap […]
Quality Built Cowboy Brands with Stephen Bly Audio Podcast
Built With Cowboy Quality Name recognition products didn’t just happen in our present age. Long before radio and television, even among the cowboys and ranchers of the Old West, certain brand names meant quality built. Quality Western Hats and Boots John B. Stetson made hats. He fashioned wide-brimmed, high crowned, beaver felt hats like no […]
How Do You Respond to God’s Word? Stephen Bly Podcast
Responding to God’s Word Do you need a boost to get your spiritual life going? Some things you can do: remove obstacles, expose your faith, and let Jesus lead. You do all of this best by a right response to God’s Word. First, nurture the kernels of the Word you receive. Mark 4:8,9, “And other […]
How to Get Going With Your Spiritual Life & Audio Podcast
MANY WAYS FOR HOW TO GET GOING When does your spiritual life really get going? Not till you begin. Here’s some of the many ways. Mark 16 tells us ways on how to get going for the first time or starting all over again. Get Out of the Tomb Mark 16:7, “But go, tell His disciples […]
Stick Close to Jesus by Stephen Bly with audio podcast
Crucial Times to Hang Close to Jesus Overcoming life challenges often depend upon who you’re with. For instance, me and Dr. J will take you on with basketball. Or Van Gogh and I will paint you a valuable picture. Arnold Schwarzenegger and I will challenge you to a tug of war contest. Or John Wayne […]
Those Who Stood at the Cross with Podcast
A DAY AT THE CROSS Mark 15:39, “And when the Roman centurion, who stood right in front of Him at the cross, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, ‘Truly this man was the Son of God!’” What happened on the cross was a cosmic event. In the sixth hour to the ninth […]
Simon of Cyrene Carries His Cross by Stephen Bly with Podcast
AT THE CROSS WITH SIMON OF CYRENE Mark 15:21, “And they pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and rufus), to bear His cross.” Jesus was 100% human as well as 100% God. And Simon of Cyrene got grabbed to carry His cross when Jesus couldn’t […]
What We Learn From Barabbas by Stephen Bly with Podcast
AT THE CROSS WITH BARABBAS Jesus does not try to escape the cross, though He knew what would happen and could get out of this. That shows us Jesus is in control, in the midst of chaos. But it also teaches us surrender to God’s will isn’t always pleasant or fair. We learn that from […]
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