new
we had a new teacher yesterday - mr B himself! (no, not Boaz, of Ruth, but note the similarities in name... heheh.)
it was great to work through the 2nd chapter of Ruth from the three main characters' perspective - the bitter, now hopeful Naomi, the righteous, and kind Boaz, and the humble, obedient Ruth. and praying and sharing together in a larger group of brothers and sisters was a good experience as well!
here's a link to John Piper's series of sermons on Ruth. I found them especially useful in seeing the book of Ruth as a whole. He suggests that the main lesson of Ruth is this -
The life of the godly is not a straight line to glory, but they do get there.
read it for yourself, to find out more.
it was great to work through the 2nd chapter of Ruth from the three main characters' perspective - the bitter, now hopeful Naomi, the righteous, and kind Boaz, and the humble, obedient Ruth. and praying and sharing together in a larger group of brothers and sisters was a good experience as well!
here's a link to John Piper's series of sermons on Ruth. I found them especially useful in seeing the book of Ruth as a whole. He suggests that the main lesson of Ruth is this -
The life of the godly is not a straight line to glory, but they do get there.
read it for yourself, to find out more.
