Engagement

Engagement

by | May 7, 2024

Ruth Chapter 3 Engagements vary from culture to culture. While normally a man proposes marriage to a woman, Ruth asked Boaz to fulfill the responsibilities of the kinsman-redeemer in what strikes us as a very unusual proposal. This engagement was based on doing what...
Enter Boaz

Enter Boaz

by | Apr 30, 2024

 Ruth, Chapter 2 As chapter two opens, we are introduced to a relative of Naomi’s on her husband’s side. Boaz is called a man of standing. He would have been capable, strong, and wealthy. He may have been the hometown hero, a defender of Bethlehem.  God’s...
Two Post-Easter Thoughts

Two Post-Easter Thoughts

by | Apr 17, 2024

In Becky MacDonald’s recent Women at Risk newsletter, she had this to say about the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead:  Flipped   “The resurrection calls us to ‘flip everything on its head’ by elevating and honoring those the world looks down...
If the Old Guys are Nominated

If the Old Guys are Nominated

by | Apr 16, 2024

The eyes of history are upon all of us, as the sign at left says.  The 2024 presidential election is a hinge upon which history will turn.  Rightly or wrongly, there has been more loyalty and love, and rancor and hate directed toward Mr. Trump and Mr. Biden...
He Wore It and Became It

He Wore It and Became It

by | Apr 11, 2024

We all appreciate Franklin Graham. He’s so like his father. He leads the powerful and good Christian organization Samaritan’s Purse. Every time he is on television for a 60 second speech, I know he will tell people that God loves them and Jesus died for...