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.
After showing the people in Haggai 2:10-19 that it is easier to get dirty than clean, God pointed the way forward to the only...
Ever since there began to be two groups preaching and baptizing, there were those who wanted to set up a competition between them. In...
To be ready for Jesus’ coming, we need to be doing what he has already told us to do.