What Is a Judas Steer? by Stephen Bly I watched a Judas steer in action when I attended a rodeo down in Pocatello. Some old boy lasted about two seconds on the back of a bull. Soon he found himself kissin’ the ground. The main excitement happened when the pickup men rode up to herd […]
SHE’S A STANDER! All the heroines in the Stuart Brannon Series rate what I call ‘standers.’ They can be counted on to be there during the toughest of times. I got a letter from Kelly of Lyndale, Indiana. She enjoyed my Westerns. “I’m only eleven years old,” she wrote, “but I’ve enjoyed every one of […]
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. […]
When You Have Done Everything Since the mid-1950s, it has been unfashionable to talk about ‘doing your duty.’ I’m not quite sure why things changed. Jesus taught his disciples something very important. Duty often separates the civilized from the barbarian. It’s also part of being his disciple. Christians Have Duties In the beginning of Jesus’ […]
Can’t Seem To Get Complete Rest? To be really honest, most times I feel tired. I’m exhausted from my boots to my collar tips and everything in between. And have been for a long time. Does rest for the weary exist this side of heaven? Jesus said, “Come unto me, all you who are weary […]
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 […]
WORKING LIKE A COWBOY by Stephen Bly Everyone wants to be like a cowboy, it seems. Or to know a cowboy. Even in other countries, to be like a cowboy seems popular. I know this because of writing westerns and the responses I get. Such as the Austin-Stoner Series. I can’t count how many letters […]
Sally and Don are ready to join the Way-Paver Society. Sally is a young housewife and mother, she quit teaching school when her first child was born. She wanted to get together with other young mothers to share problems, needs, and ideas. So, she started a weekly young mothers’ group where both friendship and faith […]
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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