"And now, through Christ, all the kindness of God  has been pointed out upon us undeserving sinners,
and now he is sending us out around the world
to tell all people everywhere the great things God has done for them, so that they, too, will believe and obey him. 
And you, dear friends in Rome, are among those he dearly loves;  you, too, are invited by Jesus Christ to be God's very own---yes, his holy people."

~ Romans 1:5 & 6 LAB
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At a short-term early morning ;lake worship service this summer, Troy Severson give a communion meditation.

He told of a guy handing out Bibles during a national rodeo competition. A cowboy at this guy's table, walked away saying, "I'd take one if someone wrote something I could understand."

The 'guy', Kevin Weatherby, took the cowboy's challenge and spent the next twelve years writing "Simplified Cowboy Version. A Bible Paraphrase for Cowboys by Cowboys."

Here is the same Bible verses: Cowboy Style:

"Everything we've got and everything we ride for comes from God through Jesus Christ. He gives us the opportunity to cowboy for him and gather the herd from all the nations who've said they believe in Him. We do it, not for ourselves or to say look at me, but only to bring honor to his name.
And guess what? Y'all have been chosen to ride as cowhands for Christ as well."

~ Romans 1: 5 & 6 , Save the Cowboy

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