Who, from God’s point of view, is the biblical model for women today? Who is heaven’s most wanted woman? Many women have been commissioned by God through the ages. A wanted woman can be a mother or wife. Or a single female. A wanted woman can become a simple servant or the founder of a great […]
Let’s Sing the Song of Mary
Why did God choose Mary to mother His Son? Could one reason be she was full of highest quality praise? The song of Mary glorifies the Lord. “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on […]
Mary The Deep Thinker
What did God see in Mary? That he would choose her as mother of His son? Perhaps because Mary was a woman of contemplation, a deep thinker. “And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.” (Luke […]
To Be Like Mary, Cooperate With God
What did God see in Mary? That he would choose her to mother his son? For one thing, Mary was a woman who would cooperate with God. And with the important people in her life. Mary knew the greater honor would go to someone else: Jesus, her son. She chose to cooperate with God to accept […]
Are You Leavin’ Cheyenne?
Leavin’ Cheyenne Western Slang by Stephen Bly Out west there’s a big difference between country music and western music. The beat’s not the same. Diverse instruments. Different words. Western music claims a long history. Most songs center around the vast outdoors. Horses and cattle, danger and the girl left behind. Ever since the first drover had […]
Coping With Loss: Called Together, Forced Apart
Called Together, Forced Apart by Janet Chester Bly, coping with loss as writing & marriage partners I started the writing craze. Then I got my husband, Stephen Bly, involved. We combined as a team. Then his fiction got so prolific that it consumed us both, to keep up with the process before and promotion afterward. […]
Western Author Interview Part 2: Stephen Bly Family Writing Team
Stuart Brannon Series Completed Award-winning western author Stephen Bly passed away June 9, 2011, after a 5-year battle with prostate cancer. His wife, Janet Chester Bly, and 3 sons determined to finish the western book series with Book #7 he began, Stuart Brannon’s Final Shot. Here’s the second and final part of a western author […]
Western Book Series: The Ticking Clock & A Novel Timeline
Final Western Book Series Novel Family Deadline by Janet Chester Bly We started the project July 1, 2011. Our deadline for Stuart Brannon’s Final Shot, Book 7 in the Stuart Brannon western book series, was November 1st. My husband, western author Stephen Bly, left us 7,000 words (one chapter), a one-page synopsis, some scribbled, penciled […]
Need Some Prayer Inspiration? I Found A New Book
Prayer Inspiration by Linda Evans Sheperd I’ve got a new book on the nightstand next to my bed and stacked with Heaven by Randy Alcorn. It’s Linda Evans Sheperd’s new book on prayer, Experiencing God’s Presence/Learning to Listen While You Pray.While reading this Revell inspirational book, at times you will experience a stab of tears […]
The Snows of Mt. Moriah: Wild Bill & Me
The Snows of Mt. Moriah: Wild Bill & Me, Cowboy Poetry by Stephen Bly I climbed straight up the mountain to see where Wild Bill lay, After Jack McCall did him in that fateful August day. There was snow on Mt. Moriah when I hiked through Deadwood pine. A hundred years had come […]
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