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It's time for "Church in the Dirt". Join us November 18 at 10 AM at the WNC Ag Center in Asheville, NC for Cowboy Church. The Southern Finals Rodeo will begin Friday November 16 thru Sunday November 18 for 3 days of the SRA Rodeo Finals. We hope to see you there as we bring the message of hope only Jesus Christ can give.

It's time for "Church in the Dirt". Join us November 18 at 10 AM at the WNC Ag Center in Asheville, NC for Cowboy Church. The Southern Finals Rodeo will begin Friday November 16 thru Sunday November 18 for 3 days of the SRA Rodeo Finals. We hope to see you there as we bring the message of hope only Jesus Christ can give.

Each year the Southern Finals Rodeo of the Southern Rodeo Association makes its way to the Western North Carolina Ag Center. The season gets one final pull on the rope as the contestants ride for the top honors. In addition to the SFR Finals the Junior Southern Rodeo Association also holds it's year end roundup at the same time. Awarding the best Junior Rodeo cowboys and…

One day before a sermon I was thinkin’,

How many men have stood there preachin’?

Day after day a…

The windows in our living room don’t have curtains or blinds over them and they have no panes separating little squares in the glass either. Just long tall windows that look out on to green pastures and mountains. During the day the light streams through the windows and brightens the entire house. At night when the moon is full the light falls through a small window on the eve of the roof. It’s one of my favorite things about our home. We’ve watched our horses grazing and playing across the…

Once my daughter was thrown from a horse during lessons as a child and I rushed over and carried her from the arena, she was shaken up but ok after a little pep talk from some of the other risers I helped her back in the saddle. One day my son rode his bike down a hill on our farm and misjudged a turn and he went flying into the bushes on the other side of the road. Again I rushed over and picked him up and help him in my arms as I pulled briars out of his hair. Many times I’ve picked my…

How is it that someone can suppose to say “I serve Christ” and yet reject another Christ follower? How does a man stand behind a pulpit and teach the principles of the bible and create mischief and falsely accuse without regard? Some people are as stubborn as a Missouri mule about doing church work, but as sly as a fox in their own business deals; as busy as a bee in spreading the latest gossip, but as quiet as a mouse in spreading the gospel of Christ. Many are as blind as a bat to see the…

I have never been one to subscribe to magazines yet there is one that for many years I would buy at the local farm supply store. Finally one Fathers Day Suzanne got me a subscription to American Cowboy. It’s not a large magazine but it speaks to me with its grass roots cowboy contributions. Recently the magazine’s editor sent out a question over the social web pages asking,…

by 6ene Blankenship

I went to church this Sunday

to sing, pray, worship and praise

At the end of the service a comittee broke out

They said when you come back again

Ask the Lord before you come in

If you should sing and sway whats that all about

Come back next week if it's church you seek

So off I went considering my song

Lord fill my heart make me strong

Next Sunday I went to church

To sing and pray this time to worship

Again I was told now…

What does the Bible say about moving on? Many times, because of loss in our lives, we have had events that affected our physical and psychological well being. The loss of a job, the breaking of a friendship, a couple breaks up, or a family argument causes a great divide between once close relationships. How do we cope with such loss?

Recently I was reading about dealing with loss in the work place. Today many Americans are out of work with no job prospects in sight. Having…