Never Alone

Never Alone

Throughout this season of Advent our focus is “The Story of Christmas in 20 Words.”  On each of the 20 weekday mornings ending on Christmas Eve, we’ll spotlight a single word from the Gospel accounts that helps us ponder more deeply the birth of Jesus.18. ...
A Wave of Hope

A Wave of Hope

Throughout November we’re taking an in-depth look at Ruth, the little book that helped pave the way for God’s Messiah to come into the world.Is it wise and good to bring a child into this world?For most of human history, that question answered itself.  Of...
Hope is Not a Maybe

Hope is Not a Maybe

Throughout November we’re taking an in-depth look at Ruth, the little book that helped pave the way for God’s Messiah to come into the world.As the University of Chicago approached the winter semester of 1947, professor Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar proposed an...
Hope is a Choice

Hope is a Choice

Throughout November we’re taking an in-depth look at Ruth, the little book that helped pave the way for God’s Messiah to come into the world.Ten years earlier, Naomi had left her hometown of Bethlehem and crossed the border into Moab.She had been a wife and a...
Introduction to Ruth

Introduction to Ruth

Throughout November we’re taking an in-depth look at Ruth, the little book that helped pave the way for God’s Messiah to come into the world.Tucked away amongst the voluminous historical narratives of the Old Testament, like a Mom and Pop grocery store on a...