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, easy-to-miss ways our own lives can drift, and why checking your aim doesn't have to come from fear. You can read the written version of this story on the blog, "An Inch Off." The link is below.

https://blackhillscowboychurch.snappages.site/blog/2026/09/22/an-inch-off

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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 destination. The same can happen in our spiritual lives. Small shifts in our priorities, thinking, and relationship with God can quietly change the direction of our lives.

In this message, we look back at Genesis and the creation story to remember where we came from and why God created us in the first place. We were made for relationship with one another, stewardship of God's creation, and most importantly, relationship with God.

When we understand our origin and our destination, we can better recognize when we've begun to drift.

This conversation challenges us to ask some honest questions: Do we know where we came from? Do we know where we're going? And if we've started drifting from God, do we know how to find our way back?

A life anchored in God's purpose doesn't mean we will never drift. It means we have a reference point that can help us recognize when we're off course and turn back toward him.

Scripture: Genesis 1-2

Conversations in the Barn is the sermon podcast from Black Hills Cowboy Church in Beulah, Wyoming.

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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, we talk about the difference between excitement and real peace, why testing a decision instead of rushing it matters, and what it looks like to trust God with a choice that doesn't come with guarantees.

You can read the full written version of this story on the blog, "Could This Be Home?" https://www.canva.com/design/DAG98V0RGQ8/ICmHGbhrOergLTkkBVkY7A/edit

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