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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.