LOCAL SAGEBRUSH WESTERN PHILOSOPHER I got a little behind work and I guess I spent too much time down at the Drover’s Café. My plans were just to stop by for a quick cup of coffee. But Jefferson Davis Atwood, our own sagebrush western philosopher, was sitting there eating pie and spouting off stories about […]
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Rules For Saddle Blankets & Kids with Audio Podcast
SADDLE BLANKET ADVICE Standing at the corner, watching the entries line up for the annual fourth of July parade, my eye caught a grandpa and granddaughter team. “Don’t forget to put a little slack in the saddle blanket,” I heard the old-timer instruct the girl, about 12-years-old, standing on a short stool by the horse. […]
Hollow Horns and Hotheads with Audio Podcast
A HOLLOW HORN HOTHEAD I parked my rig at the hardware store, planning on buying ten pounds of zinc 16 penny nails. But the explosive activities of a car next to me diverted my attention. A hothead of a man about 35-years-old had quite a hassle trying to get one of his babies fastened into […]
What Makes a Spiritual Home? with Audio Podcast
SIGNS OF A SPIRITUAL HOME What makes a spiritual home? What do you think? Try this True or False Quiz. A spiritual home is one in which … ? At least three pictures of Jesus hang on the wall. A pulpit is displayed in the living room. A large, black King James Bible lies open […]
How To Land With Both Feet with Audio Podcast
DOING THE TWO FOOT DANCE Every year there’s a bucking horse sale out in Miles City, Montana. It’s quite an event with rodeo, sale, and plenty of celebrations. A stock contractor friend of mine often goes out to watch for good horses to buy for his rodeo string. Last time I saw him I […]
Calling Your Mate to Account, Part 2, & Audio Podcast
How To Confront Your Mate Marriage is the ultimate invasion of privacy. You know the most intimate details about your mate. That means you may have to call them to account when they blow it. “Rebuke your brother if he sins and forgive him if he is sorry” (Luke 17:3). That applies to mates too. […]
Fire! Fall Back! by Stephen Bly with Audio Podcast
A Test of Character at the Grange We enjoyed another feast of a potluck down at the Grange. It’s not that women out here in the country were born better cooks than city gals. But I think the slower pace of life encourages making dishes from scratch. Fresh cream, butter, and white sugar haven’t been […]
Be Perfect by Stephen Bly & Podcast
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. […]
Hightail It by Stephen Bly & Podcast
When to Run for the Hills I witnessed a hightail it scene in the most unusual place. In downtown Chicago I noticed an old boy giving the cafe cashier a tough time. Seemed to me he refused to pay for his supper on some trumped-up excuse. Shouts and curses flew in both directions. All of […]
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