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Conversations in the Barn
by Black Hills Cowboy Church
Join the staff and pastors of Black Hills Cowboy Church as we discuss agriculture, Christianity and faith. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Too Busy Bristling
Pastor Isaac admitted he wanted to skip this one. Colossians 3:18–4:1 speaks to wives and husbands, children and parents, slaves and masters, and these verses carry real weight, including a painful history of being used to silence and oppress. In this episode, Rachel reflects on Isaac’s reminder...
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Reverent Relationships | Living Your Faith Every Day
What does the Bible say about Christian relationships, marriage, parenting, and how we conduct ourselves at work? In Colossians 3: 18– 4: 1, Paul explains how following Jesus should shape our everyday relationships, including the way husbands and wives treat each other, how parents raise their...
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The Empty Box
For years, I noticed my grandmother treated me differently than my siblings, and I never knew what to do with that difference. When I finally found the courage to ask her about it, the conversation didn't go the way I hoped. This week on Conversations in the Barn, I'm walking through Pastor…
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Cheer Up, Get Up, Listen Up
What does it mean to truly see? In Mark 10, we meet Bartimaeus, a blind beggar sitting beside the road outside Jericho. His story is about more than physical healing. It is a picture of what faith can look like when we recognize who Jesus is, acknowledge our need, and refuse to stop calling out…
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Another Mess
For months, I dreaded the day our tech booth would have to be completely unplugged and put back together. What I found on the other side wasn't the disaster I'd imagined, it was a lesson in gratitude I didn't expect. This week on Conversations in the Barn, I'm talking about Pastor Isaac's message...
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Is Christ at Home in You? | Colossians 3
What does it really mean to let the word of Christ dwell in us richly? In Colossians 3, Paul gives us a picture of what it looks like for our faith to become more than a weekend event. The question isn't simply whether Christ has a place in our lives, but whether he is truly at home there. Think...
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An Inch Off
This week on Conversations in the Barn, I'm telling the story of a coyote, a missed shot, and a rifle that turned out to be an inch off, without either of us knowing it. Pastor Bryan preached this week on being one degree off course, and this episode follows that thread into the quiet…
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One Degree Matters
What if the greatest threat to your spiritual journey isn't a dramatic fall, but a single degree of drift? A pilot can be just one degree off course and still look like everything is going according to plan. But over time, that small deviation can take the plane miles from its intended…
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Could this be Home?
Not every decision comes with a clear right or wrong answer. In this episode, I'm sharing the story of the choice that moved our family to Wyoming, and what it taught me about letting the peace of Christ rule instead of rushing to an answer. Drawing from Pastor Isaac's sermon on Colossians 3:15…
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Let the Peace of Christ Rule | Colossians 3:15
What does it really mean to live at peace? Peace is often something we think of as a feeling, a quiet moment, or simply the absence of conflict. But in Colossians 3: 15, Paul invites us into something much deeper: “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts.” That little word let opens up a…
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In The Frame
Sunday morning, Rachel was behind the camera in the tech booth when Pastor Isaac invited a young man named Cody up to share his testimony. She made a deliberate choice to keep the shot wide, to keep Isaac in the frame with him. In this episode, she talks about why that choice stuck with her all...
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Live Like You Are Alive
What does it actually look like to live as someone who has been made new? In Colossians 3, Paul gives us a picture of the transformed Christian life by telling us to “put on” a new way of living. Like adding layers as the seasons change, we are called to clothe ourselves with compassion…
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My Face Gets There First
My face gets there before my mouth does. It gives away what I'm thinking before I've decided whether it's worth saying. In this episode, I sit with Colossians 3:8-10 and an ordinary morning with my daughter Lydia to ask a harder question than how do I stop making that face. The real question is...
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Leave and Arrive
What does it really mean to live as someone who has been raised with Christ? In this episode, we continue through Colossians 3 and explore Paul's powerful picture of the Christian life as death and resurrection. Paul isn't simply telling us to try harder or become better people. He is reminding…
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Set
Some things stay fixed even when everything else moves. In this episode of Conversations in the Barn, Rachel talks about a friendship that's lasted decades and 1,400 miles, a friend walking through something that will change the shape of her life, and what Pastor Isaac's sermon on Colossians 3...
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Rise and Shine
What does it actually mean to be raised with Christ? Colossians 3 calls us to set our hearts and minds on things above, but what does that look like when real life keeps demanding our attention? Business frustrations, broken things around the house, political turmoil, difficult relationships, and...
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Putting Down the Highlighter
I used to carry a leather-bound Bible with my name in gold letters, color-coded, underlined, worn soft at the edges from years of use. I loved what it said about me. In this episode, a sermon on Colossians 2 sends me back through my own story: a leadership class in Lexington, a habit I'm not…
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Wrong Turns, Dead Ends
What does it look like to stay on the right road in our faith journey? In this episode, we continue through Colossians 2 as Paul warns believers about the wrong turns that can quietly pull us away from the truth of Jesus. Human philosophy, religious rituals, spiritual powers, and man-made rules…
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Merging Lane
Receiving Christ isn't a parking spot. It's a merging lane." That's the line from Pastor Isaac's sermon this week that Rachel couldn't shake, mostly because she'd spent the summer proving it true in her own life, without meaning to. In this episode of Conversations in the Barn, Rachel talks about...
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Continue
What does it really mean to receive Christ Jesus as Lord? In this episode, we take a closer look at one of the most foundational phrases in the Christian life. Paul doesn't casually call Him "Christ Jesus, Lord." Each title tells us something important about who Jesus is and what it means to…
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What Unity Actually Costs
This week Pastor Isaac walked us through three goals Paul lays out for the church in Colossae: encouraged hearts, complete understanding, and unity in love. The first two are worth sitting with. The third one has been costing me more than I expected. In this episode, I talk honestly about a...
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Goals that Matter
What if the priorities of a small, struggling church nearly 2,000 years ago are exactly what we need today? In this episode, we continue our study through Colossians, where Paul lays out three goals for believers in Colossae and Laodicea: be encouraged, be united in love, and grow toward…
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The Suffering Script
Paul writes from a prison cell: "Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you." That's either the bravest sentence in the New Testament, or a script we've been handing hurting people for centuries. This week we sit with that tension. What does it actually cost to say those words honestly, and…
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The Upside to Suffering
Can suffering actually have a purpose? In this episode, we explore one of the most challenging passages in Colossians, where the Apostle Paul writes from prison and makes a startling statement: he rejoices in his suffering. Not because suffering is enjoyable, but because he understands that God…
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Who is Jesus? Why Does It Matter?
Who is Jesus? It may be the most important question we will ever answer. In this episode, we explore one of the most powerful passages in Colossians, where Paul presents Jesus Christ as far more than a teacher, prophet, or moral example. He is the visible image of the invisible God, the Creator…
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Qualified to Inherit
What does it mean to be truly wealthy? In this sermon, we explore Colossians 1: 12- 14 and discover a kind of wealth that cannot be measured by bank accounts, possessions, or earthly success. Paul reminds us that God has qualified us to share in the inheritance of His holy people in the kingdom…
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God Bless America
What is a Christian's responsibility when it comes to their country? In this episode, we explore Paul's instruction in 1 Timothy 2 and the challenge to pray for those in authority. In a world filled with political tension, strong opinions, and constant news cycles, Scripture calls believers to a...
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I Wanted to Know Him
Have you ever known a lot about God but realized you didn't really know Him? In this episode of Conversations in the Barn, Rachel shares a conversation she still thinks about — a night after church with two friends when she finally admitted what she'd been carrying. Years of Bible studies, a...
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Gospel, Growth, & Fruit
What if accepting Christ is not the finish line, but the beginning of the journey? In this episode, we explore Paul's prayer for the Colossae believers and discover God's desire not only to save us, but to transform us. Drawing on the familiar image of training a horse, we consider how spiritual...
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The Legacy We Leave
Not everything handed down from one generation to the next is worth keeping. Some families pass down strong faith. Others pass down silence, patterns, or pain that echoes for years. Most of us inherit a mixture of both. In this episode, Rachel reflects on a Father's Day sermon from Deuteronomy 6...
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Delightful Duty of Dads
What does it take to pass faith from one generation to the next? In this Father's Day message, we explore Deuteronomy 6 and God's vision for generational faith. The passage paints a picture that reaches beyond ourselves to our children and their children. Yet the journey begins with a simple but...
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Hope Anchors Everything
We assume faith comes first and hope follows as a kind of bonus. Paul flips that order in Colossians 1: our faith and love actually grow out of hope, a settled confidence that God hasn't finished His work in us yet. In this episode, we look at Peter in Acts 10, walking into a Gentile's home…
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Focused Gratitude
What if faith and love aren't the starting point of the Christian life? In this episode, we explore Paul's words in Colossians 1 and discover a surprising truth: faith and love grow out of hope. Not the kind of hope that says, "I hope things work out," but the confident assurance that our future…
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Attitude of Gratitude
What would change if gratitude became your first response instead of your last? As we begin our study through the book of Colossians, we discover Paul's remarkable habit of leading with thanksgiving. Writing from prison to a young church facing cultural pressure and spiritual challenges, Paul...
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Going After the One
Why do people wander from faith, community, and the life God intends for them? In this episode of Conversations in the Barn, we explore James 5:19-20 and the image of wandering livestock that sits behind James' final challenge to the church. Most people don't drift away in a moment of dramatic...
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Ride Herd
Wandering comes naturally, to cattle, sheep, and people. In this message from James 5:19-20, we're reminded that spiritual drifting is a reality for all of us. Sometimes we get distracted by good things instead of the best things. Sometimes we wander because of fear, pride, shame, or simply…
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The Snarky Prophet and the God Who Still Listens
What makes prayer powerful? In this episode of Conversations in the Barn, we take a look at James 5 and the surprising example James uses to teach us about effective prayer: Elijah. Elijah called down fire from heaven, prayed for drought, and boldly confronted hundreds of false prophets. But…
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The Secret to Powerful Prayer Isn't Perfection
What if powerful prayer isn't reserved for spiritual superheroes? In this message from James 5, we take a closer look at the life of Elijah—a man Scripture says was just like us. He experienced fear, weakness, and failure, yet God used his prayers in extraordinary ways. His effectiveness didn't...
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Overcoming Spiritual Procrastination
What are the “frogs” you’ve learned to live with? In this message from Exodus 8, we look at one of the strangest responses in Scripture. When Pharaoh is given the chance to be free from the plague of frogs covering Egypt, he tells Moses, “Tomorrow.” Why wait one more day? That question reveals...
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We Asked. God Answered.
In this episode, we explore James 5:13–16 and the powerful invitation to pray for one another within the life of the church. God often chooses to work not only through individual faith, but through the shared faith of His people, reminding us that we were never meant to follow Him alone. This...
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Family Prayers
What if your first response to life wasn’t stress, overthinking, or trying to fix everything yourself, but turning to God? In this message from James 5, we explore a simple but life-changing rhythm for everyday faith: when you’re in trouble, pray. when you’re happy, praise. when you’re sick, call...
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Simple Truth vs. Swear
This message from James 5:12 (and Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5) calls us to a simple but weighty kind of integrity: say what you mean, and mean what you say. It’s not about avoiding certain words, it’s about becoming people whose honesty doesn’t need backup. No exaggeration, no oaths, no...
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Patience is What?
What does it really mean to wait on God? In this message from James 5, we see that patience is not passive. It is active, like a farmer who works the field while trusting God for the harvest. We each have a role to play, but we also have to trust what only God can do. Through the example of Job…
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Since Christ is Risen
This Easter message dives into 1 Corinthians 15 and the three truths that everything hinges on: Christ died for our sins, He was buried, and He rose again on the third day. The resurrection isn’t just a detail, it’s the difference. Without it, Jesus is just a teacher. Because of it, He is the...
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Holy Week Devotions- DAY 8
The tomb is empty. The story didn’t end, it began. What does the resurrection mean for you, right now? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Holy Week Devotions- DAY 7
Saturday holds the tension of waiting, grief, and unanswered questions. What does faith look like in the quiet? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Holy Week Devotions- DAY 6
Jesus could have come down from the cross, but He didn’t. Why He stayed changes everything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Holy Week Devotions- DAY 5
In the garden, Jesus wrestled with what was ahead. What does honest faith look like when life feels heavy? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Holy Week Devotions- DAY 4
Jesus knew they would fail Him… and loved them anyway. What does that kind of love mean for you? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Holy Week Devotions- DAY 3
In the middle of celebration, Jesus wept. How is it possible to be close to Him, and still miss who He really is? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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