Jesus Loves Me, This I Know Is there any more common doctrine in the world? Even little children sing about it. Yet, we have a hard time understanding. For instance, did the martyr Stephen sing, “Jesus loves me,” as they hauled him out, stoned him, and left him for dead? I don’t know. But God’s […]
Jawbone Credit Western Slang Devotional by Stephen Bly On February 15th, 1894, Milton Porter, without a penny to his name, walked into the White Pine County Bank in Ely, Nevada, and carried out $12,000 cash. He used jawbone credit. He didn’t have a mask over his face or a six-gun in his hand. The tellers didn’t […]
Apostle Paul, Chief Sinner Sometimes it’s possible to overstate your case. While riding about two miles outside Burns, Oregon near a lumber mill, I spotted a small café. The sign in front read in large letters, “The Worst Food in Oregon Since 1970.” That almost made us stop. We wanted to see if they’d overstated […]
Have a Little Javelina in Ya? A friend of mine runs a thousand head of hogs down in the hills of California. These animals roam wild on the fenced mountain terrain. They root out acorns and other tasty morsels, as well as break into a cornfield now and then. We drove his pickup into a […]
How to be a Good Citizen To be a good citizen and get a good job, we’re told to obey the laws and pay your dues. But it can be frustrating. For instance, the good old government way includes so much red tape and bureaucracy. But what would we do without it? Let me tell […]
Let’s Have a Jamboree! Speaking some words brings just about as much fun as singing a song. Take the word, jamboree, for instance. There’s something musical about its sound. The syllables roll and dance off your tongue. It comes to life before your eyes. Not exclusively a western word, normally it means a carnival, feast, gala […]
Get Ready! The Final Day’s Coming! Sometimes one day in our lives seems to cast a shadow on everything we do. That’s all right for short term things. But for the long term, the only day that should cast a shadow on daily events is the final day the Lord will return. That reality should […]
Hunkered Under the Old Chuck Wagon For those who live in forests or among trees, it’s hard to imagine what it’s like to hunt for shade. We spend the better part of the year searching for sunlight. But in the Old West chuck wagon days, plenty of times cowboys longed for respite. Out on the […]
A Mountain Man’s Floating Stick A fella in Grandview, Washington wrote to me. He could remember his grandfather often saying, “Well, if that’s the way your stick floats.” So, this old boy wanted to know what that meant. Not sure if this was a westernism, I kept scratching and clawing around until I found it. […]
Sermon on the Mount Touts Perfection When I was 23 years old, I had been married five years with two children, worked a couple years in politics and all my life in ranching. Then, I became a Christian. I was very untutored in the ways of faith. I didn’t have much background in the Bible. […]
In the frame short story in this anthology, Ben and Marnie Pearson never intended to start a jewelry collection. But when they were given a box of leftover jewelry at an estate sale, they were intrigued by the colorful contents . . .
The sparkling jewels featured in this collection may have been passed down through generations or discovered accidentally, but each has its own unique short story. From diamonds to emeralds, opals to rubies, these stones have witnessed it all.
Here in The Jeweler's Heart are their fascinating tales told by seventeen of the talented novel writers of ChiLibris. For fans of inspirational fiction and heartwarming tales, The Jeweler's Heart is a treasure.
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