Two Old Soldiers Shared One Creek and Sixteen Years of Hate | The Creek Between Us, Part 1

Willow Creek, Montana Territory, 1881. The creek is dying, and two old soldiers who fought on opposite sides of the war have shared it for sixteen years without a single word. A Christian western story about an old hate, a forbidden love and the peace that has to be made by hand. A frontier faith audiobook, Part 1 of a three-part series, for bedtime, a long drive, or a quiet evening by the fire. Major Judson Beaumont rode for the Confederacy. Sergeant Ezra Hartley wore the Union blue. Every evening each man rides down to his own side of the wire with a rifle across his saddle, and never looks away first. Then, on the night after the Fourth of July, Vivian Beaumont kneels in the dry creek bed and asks God to make one family out of one creek, and on the other side of the fence, a young blacksmith hears every word. As the water runs out and a smiling land agent rides into the valley with an offer in his pocket, two families will have to decide what they are willing to share, and what they are willing to forgive. Chapters: 0:00 The Night the Creek Was Dying 1:44 A Toast to the Union 8:18 Blessed Are the Peacemakers 12:14 A Question for You 12:38 The Smiling Stranger's Offer 17:33 Evenings at the Fence 22:43 "I Heard You Pray" 27:03 A Word About Water in the Old West 28:28 An Envelope Behind the Livery 32:27 Two Rifles, One Muddy Pool 38:23 The Keepers of the Gate 42:39 A Nod Across the Creek 46:08 Until Part Two Cast: Vivian Beaumont, Jacob Hartley, Major Judson Beaumont, Sergeant Ezra Hartley, Tobias Crane, Lucian Rourke, Pastor Samuel Price, Sheriff Walt Brennan and Hattie Mae Collins. "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." (Matthew 5:9) Is there an old quarrel in your family that is still alive long after anyone remembers how it started? Tell us in the comments, and tell us where you're listening from tonight. The Creek Between Us continues in Part 2, coming next. Subscribe so you don't miss what the Major does with what he knows. More from Willow Creek: Watch all Willow Creek stories:    • The Town Mocked the Old Drifter at the Sup...   Subscribe to Willow Creek Stories:    / @storiesfromwillowcreek   New stories every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Subscribe, and may God bring peace to every quarrel in your house that has gone on too long. Original historical fiction. AI-assisted visuals and narration. #ChristianStories #WesternStories #CowboyStories