I grew up loving quiz shows on television. I enjoyed the concept of quizzes and had the good fortune of being a part of a Bible quiz team that won a couple of national competitions back in the day. I got into collecting in my head trivia information for those occasions when it would be […]
Read More 2021 In The Word: Old Testament ReviewThe start of this series kicked off with the admission that this is personal. Scripture was written for various reasons. The story of Ruth is written to give an insight into the heritage of royalty that was birthed in expressions of loyalty. This is a national story. It is not epic in scope but it […]
Read More Ruth Reflections: 06 – Learning From Ruth(Reflections and notes on Ruth 4. To find out more about the series of Ruth Reflections, read this.) It’s a family affair. The story began with a husband, a wife and two sons leaving a famine. The story ends with a grandmother cradling a baby that would grow to be the grandfather of the greatest king […]
Read More Ruth Reflections: 05 – Family Fortunes(Reflections and notes on Ruth 3. To find out more about the series of Ruth Reflections, read this.) God loves it when a plan comes together. Everyone celebrates the goal, but sometimes what leads to the goal can be just as exciting. Indeed such is the interest in what leads to the goal that there is […]
Read More Ruth Reflections: 04 – The Set-Up for A Set-Up(Reflections and notes on Ruth 2. To find out more about the series of Ruth Reflections, read this.) Followers of Jesus will do a great job when they display the beautiful picture of submission that Jesus presented. That picture is essential in a day and age where the picture of submission is muddied and distorted in […]
Read More Ruth Reflections: 03 – Kindness, Initiative and Submission(Reflections and notes on Ruth 1. To find out more about the series of Ruth Reflections, read this.) You can listen to the book of Ruth read to you in roughly 15 minutes. What’s that? Hardly any time at all. Reading the whole book shouldn’t take that much out of your life. Meditating on it, […]
Read More Ruth Reflections: 02 – When Things Go WrongThis is personal. My parents are no longer on this plane of existence. They meant a lot to me and I know they meant a lot to my siblings. Their departure led to a lot of reflections. It brought to sharp focus what their lives as a married couple and as parents were like and […]
Read More Ruth Reflections: 01 – Introduction
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