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 […]
What Every Baby Should Know By the time this day of December 29, 1979 ends, I will know the gender, weight, and looks of our third Bly baby. Then, the whole exciting process of discovery starts for us. When will the baby smile? And when should the baby roll over, sit up, or crawl? When […]
10 HOME FAITH TIPS by Stephen Bly In Mark 5:1-19, people from everywhere in the area came to see Legion, the once demon possessed man, now sane. They also heard about the swine full of devils that plunged down a mountainside and drowned. A lot of drama when Jesus arrives on the scene. Then Legion makes […]
Unchangeable Truth In A Mirror Reflection My 9-year-old son, Aaron, enjoyed playing with my recording equipment. He sat in front of the mic and made an assortment of noises. Every once in a while, he uttered a few words. Then I convinced him to read a few passages from the Bible. I taped it and […]
Have You Ever Been Hornswoggled? The man who called me on the phone sounded friendly, maybe too much so. It was the old, “Hi, Stephen, how you doin’? How’s everything in Idaho? The weather treatin’ you and the ranchers right? Know you aren’t thinkin’ about the busy fall yet, but I ran across a deal […]
Ever been caught losing your hat? I was driving out to the corrals when a cowboy neighbor hiked out of the woods. He was dusting off his hat and brushing his jeans. I stopped to visit and noticed his torn flannel shirt and a scratch across his face. “Howdy,” I said. “Can I help?” “Did […]
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