As we ended the first chapter of Ruth, there was a ray of hope for the two widows. Maybe they would not starve to death after all, since they arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest. In Ruth 2, Ruth proposed to pick up leftover grain behind the harvesters and found her way into the field of a man named Boaz. The interaction between Ruth and Boaz on the day they met ended up providing bread for the widows for months to come. Also, they both exhibited a combination of characteristics that we find irresistible, because it reveals the longings of our hearts and points to the one who can satisfy those longings.
We concluded our series with I Peter 5:1-14, in which Peter described the three ways in which God cares for his people: through the...
Psalm 90. Today we reflected on what is important in life and how to make our lives count.
Jesus’ sayings reveal the meaning of his death on the cross, and some who witnessed it got the message.