What Did Pontius Pilate Learn About Jesus? Spend time in contemplation at the cross this week. Consider the Mark 15 account. See from the eyes of those people actually there. That’s one way to upgrade your spiritual life. For instance, what do you learn about Jesus from an astonished Pilate? Mark 15:5, “But Jesus made […]
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 […]
SEBINAS PRETTY CLOSE TO HEREFORDS? Me and the missus were sitting pretty close watching an old western movie on TV. Well, I was watching it and she was reading a magazine and pretending to sneak peeks with as much enthusiasm as I’d have watching an Opera. Suddenly I groaned loudly in disgust and she asked, […]
Was Mountain Man Jim Bridger A Liar? I was raised on a ranch. I miss the early morning standing around the fire with the crew. We’d throw a few logs into an oil barrel. Then, we’d talk and visit some before going out to work. This included a few stretchers. Tall tales formed a kind of […]
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 […]
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