The Best Way to Ignore the People Around You
Ruth and Boaz are both noble people, no matter what. ...
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Ruth and Boaz are both noble people, no matter what. ...
Keep ReadingSometimes doing the right thing is an abrupt surprise to the people around us. ...
Keep ReadingNaomi gives Ruth a crazy set of instructions, Ruth rolls with it. ...
Keep ReadingWhen the church is working well, we're family for each other. The ancient church had to be family for one another because of their level of persecution....
Keep ReadingNaomi utters her first positive words in Ruth on the other side of Ruth's interaction with Boaz, as both Ruth and Boaz do courageous things that bless others. ...
Keep ReadingParticipate in the blessing economy by crossing a typical social boundary or barrier. ...
Keep ReadingGod has positioned us to bless others...
Keep ReadingFaced with all sorts of uncertainty, Ruth takes a small courageous step of faith. God's Spirit makes us strong to do the same kind of work....
Keep ReadingKinship that has morphed into friendship is demonstrated by Ruth's commitment to Naomi. ...
Keep ReadingGod sometimes seems out to get us. Naomi and Ruth's story shows us that's not true...and we have to fight for what is....
Keep ReadingGod's grace is available to us, even in difficult times. Sometimes we just have to slow down long enough to receive it....
Keep ReadingWhat we do when our life feels mostly like we're "without" is something we can learn from. ...
Keep ReadingThe book of Ruth opens up with all kinds of heartache. God is still at work, even though it doesn't look like it. ...
Keep ReadingIn a sober warning to the religious leaders, Jesus warns that they will break apart on him as they continue to refuse to recognize him and receive his words. ...
Keep ReadingThere are lots of warning passages in the Scriptures, how do we receive them as a gift of grace rather than frown upon them as judgmental and angry? ...
Keep ReadingThe Father and the Son are devoted to sharing their inheritance with you....
Keep ReadingIsrael ignored God's warnings, killing the prophets. We do the same thing. ...
Keep ReadingIf we stick with Jesus long enough, we'll bump up against something that's hard for us. Stick with it, it's worth it. ...
Keep ReadingWe all want to be justified on some level. Let God's justification of us carry the day!...
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