Prophet Elijah and the Widow* King Ahab of Israel married Jezebel who brought pagan, immoral idol worship to the land. It got so bad, God sent a severe drought with no rain or crops. Meanwhile, the Lord took care of the prophet Elijah, comfy in the wilderness living by a brook. He’s dug in for […]
Branding & The Christian Seal Many believe the Spanish explorer Conquistador Cortez brought the first cattle to North America. His mark of three Latin crosses brought the first cow branding of hides in the New World. Every year since, someone’s been burning hair and leaving their mark on cows, calves, steers and bulls. And brands […]
Tips For Standing in the Gap For Others The gap exists everywhere. We’re surrounded by imperfection. Places, projects and people don’t always live up to our expectations. They’ve got holes, like the wall construction project in Nehemiah’s time (see Nehemiah 4:6ff). Basic Gap Principles — A gap is the difference between what something or someone […]
Which is Best, Hackamore or Metal Bit? A cowboy’s Spanish produces a rather humorous language. Take the good Spanish word jáquima, meaning headstall, that leather halter you slip over the head of your horse. This word derived from the Old Spanish xaquima. From the Americanized pronunciation of jaquima, the spelling of hackamore entered the written […]
Legends & Lies Try to pronounce Hassayampa, a legendary old time cowboy word. Some good words like that can’t be let go, even if you don’t know the definition. Cowboys might forget the original source by giving a word a new meaning. For instance, down in Arizona you’ll find a stream named by the Indians […]
Think Like A Cowboy It’s 1954. In the western cowboy novel, Cowboy For A Rainy Afternoon, six Old West cowboys and a 10-year-old boy meet for a weekly cribbage game. While the old men spin tales of days gone by on the trail, a real life adventure stirs around them. The boy with the red […]
Horse Thieves Beware! A friend drove me to a conference in a large eastern city where I would speak. Even though security guards patrolled the parking lot at the event facility, I discovered crowbar looking devices bolted across vehicle steering wheels. “To protect from theft,” my friend explained. In the Old West days, most everyone […]
A Touch of Paradise at Winchester Lake State Park For over thirty years, we lived across the road from Winchester Lake State Park in north-central Idaho. What a privilege to hike to and through and three miles around this high mountain vacation spot any time we wanted, any season of the year. You’ve got to […]
Matthew 6:33’s Added Things by Stephen Bly I first learned about God’s added things with these words. “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be added unto you.” This was my favorite verse after I became a Christian. I remember with great clarity driving a cotton-picking machine […]
What To Tell Your Kids and Grandkids About Heaven ** Our kids know our views on politics and sports, on movie stars and music. We express our opinion on most anything, whether they ask us or not. So, why would we hesitate to tell them about something as important as heaven? We don’t know everything […]
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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