Devotional: Ruth 4:1-12

Devotional: Ruth 4:1-12

Reflection Colossians 1:16-17 (Col 1:16 ESV) For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities–all things were created through him and for him. (Col 1:17 ESV) And he is before...
Devotional: Ruth 4:1-12

Devotional: Ruth 3:8-18

Reflection Read Ruth chapter 3 all the way through. Discussion Reading scripture can be a challenging experience for us – all of us.  We often have a tendency to read into the text, especially of a story.  This can take many forms like Christianizing an Old...
Devotional: Ruth 4:1-12

Devotional: Ruth 3:1-7

Reflection Deuteronomy 25:5-10 (Deu 25:5 ESV) “If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the dead man shall not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her husband’s brother shall go in to her and take her as his...
Devotional: Ruth 4:1-12

Devotional: Ruth: 2:1-10

Reflection Read again the interaction between Boaz and Ruth in the field: Ruth 2:1-10 – Especially those verses 7-10 Discussion Note in reading this that Ruth made her request to the foreman, who gave her no answer himself.  She then patiently waited.  He...
Devotional: Ruth 4:1-12

Devotional: Ruth 1:14-22

Reflection John 17:10-20 10 All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. 11 And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one,...
Devotional: Ruth 4:1-12

Devotional: Ruth 1:11-13

Reflection Ruth 1:11-13 (Rth 1:11 ESV) But Naomi said, “Turn back, my daughters; why will you go with me? Have I yet sons in my womb that they may become your husbands? (Rth 1:12 ESV) Turn back, my daughters; go your way, for I am too old to have a husband. If I...