We have completed the study of Ruth. Here are some comments about the lessons we learn from this story. [audio:https://stage.skipmoen.com/audio/lessons-from-ruth.mp3] (To listen, hit the Play button above, or right-click here, select “Save as…” and download the file to your computer.)
Here is the audio lecture on Ruth 4:13-22 [audio:https://stage.skipmoen.com/audio/ruth-chapter-4-verse-13-22.mp3] (To listen, hit the Play button above, or right-click here, select “Save as…” and download the file to your computer.)
Here is the audio lecture on Ruth 4:1-13 [audio:https://stage.skipmoen.com/audio/ruth-chapter-4-verse-1-13.mp3] (To listen, hit the Play button above, or right-click here, select “Save as…” and download the file to your computer.)
Here is the audio lecture on Ruth 3:9-18 [audio:https://stage.skipmoen.com/audio/ruth-chapter-3-verse-9-18.mp3] (To listen, hit the Play button above, or right-click here, select “Save as…” and download the file to your computer.)
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am gentle and lowly of heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:29 ESV Yoke – Yesterday we connected Paul’s idea of “bond” with Yeshua’s statement about “yoke.” “Freedom comes in chains,” we said. When Yeshua invites us to take His…
being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:3 NASB Bond – Syndesmos is the Greek combination of words that mean “together” and “band or shackle.” We might think of this word with the imagery of a chain. Each link is welded together with the next. The “bond”…
So she sat down besides the reapers. He handed her roasted grain, and she ate her fill and had some left over. Ruth 2:14 JPS Ate her fill – When we read this description of Ruth’s meal, we find connections to other stories about eating until satiated and having leftovers. We think of stories in…
207,557 people on Facebook viewed the offer of the “spiritual bracelet for men,” a hand woven bracelet that “promotes feelings of spiritual well-being.” I find that fact disheartening. Imagine what kind of “feeling of spiritual well-being” would be fostered if these 207,557 people gave $1 a month to the efforts to rescue children from abuse…
He that conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion. Proverbs 28:13 NASB Confesses – “Yada, yada, yada,” is a common Hebrew phrase that has made its way into English. We are familiar with its idiomatic meaning – “and more like that” or something similar. You know…
As many of you know, Amy Gomes, a faithful reader in our community, mortgaged her home in order to finance the first ever school for handicapped children in Ukraine. That school is a great success (Hope Haven Ukraine) and a wonderful sign of God’s goodness in a world where these children are too often terribly…
