Tag: ruth
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(10′) Ruth & the Heebie Jeebies.
The warp and woof of ancient Israelite culture was the idea of redemption. On the one hand, you have the exodus which was Redemption par excellent from slavery in Egypt. On the other hand, you have all these other little redemptions going on such as redeeming widows, redeeming slaves, redeeming animals (clean/unclean), redeeming housing, farms,…
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(47) Commitment & Guidance
The following is a thought that I picked up from Pastor Ken Smith of the Reformed Presbyterian Church. I am putting it in my own words with a different set of scriptures. (1) Paul Now when we heard these things, both we and those from that place pleaded with him not to go up to…
