By Chaplain Mike Ordinary Time Bible Study 2011 The Book of Ruth (9) We missed a week in our Ruth study and this morning it is time to go back to Bethlehem to find out what is happening. What have we seen so far? A family from Israel, forced to move to Moab in aContinue reading “A Taste of Fullness”
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Welcoming the Stranger
By Chaplain Mike Ordinary Time Bible Study 2011 The Book of Ruth (8) Naomi and Ruth have returned to Bethlehem, where the Lord has visited his people and blessed them with a good harvest. Ruth takes initiative immediately and goes out to glean in the fields to provide for their household. According to the Torah,Continue reading “Welcoming the Stranger”
A “Chance” Meeting
By Chaplain Mike Ordinary Time Bible Study 2011 The Book of Ruth (7) We have completed the first part of the story told in the Book of Ruth. Chapter one introduced two problems in need of resolution: The provision of food for Naomi and her family The provision of heirs for Naomi and her familyContinue reading “A “Chance” Meeting”
It is OK to Lament
By Chaplain Mike Ordinary Time Bible Study 2011 The Book of Ruth (6) Today we complete the first part of Ruth’s story with a look at the concluding verses of Ruth, chapter one. This text has many lessons for those who grieve and those who love them. So the two of them journeyed together untilContinue reading “It is OK to Lament”
A Faith that Surpasses Abraham
By Chaplain Mike Ordinary Time Bible Study 2011 The Book of Ruth (5) In Ruth 1:1-5, we are introduced to a family that became beset by severe trials. Forced to leave their home and journey to a neighboring country during a famine, the patriarch of the family then died. Subsequently the two sons, who hadContinue reading “A Faith that Surpasses Abraham”
From Fullness to Emptiness
By Chaplain Mike Ordinary Time Bible Study The Book of Ruth (4) The Book of Ruth was written to show how an unlikely woman, who proved herself to be a woman of wisdom and love, became a “founding mother” in Israel. In the tradition of Israel’s honored ancestors, God providentially worked for her and throughContinue reading “From Fullness to Emptiness”
Listening to the Story
By Chaplain Mike Ordinary Time Bible Study The Book of Ruth (3) How Did I Miss That? Dept. Inexplicably, when recommending commentaries on Ruth in an earlier post, I forgot to mention one of the finest: The Book of Ruth (New International Commentary on the Old Testament), by Robert L. Hubbard, Jr. It may actuallyContinue reading “Listening to the Story”
Lady Wisdom’s Five Fair Daughters
By Chaplain Mike Ordinary Time Bible Study 2011 The Book of Ruth (2) Series Introduction (in case you missed it last time) During Ordinary Time this summer, we will have a weekly Bible study on the Book of Ruth. I think this especially appropriate, for Ruth is a story about ordinary people in ordinary settings,Continue reading “Lady Wisdom’s Five Fair Daughters”
Ruth among the Writings
By Chaplain Mike Ordinary Time Bible Study 2011 The Book of Ruth (1) During Ordinary Time this summer, we will have a weekly Bible study on the Book of Ruth. I think this especially appropriate, for Ruth is a story about ordinary people in ordinary settings, in and through whom God did extraordinary things. ForContinue reading “Ruth among the Writings”
Paul, Christ, and Adam
By Chaplain Mike Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned– To be sure, sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone’s account where there is no law.Continue reading “Paul, Christ, and Adam”
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