Category Archives: Ruth

They Named Him

Posted on April 24, 2026 by Pete

For many, there’s a lot that goes into picking a newborn’s name. Lists to read, lineages to remember, legacies on which to ruminate. While not every mother-to-be, nor every father-to-be, may put the same level of effort into coming up … Continue reading →

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Meet the Worthys

Posted on April 23, 2026 by Pete

The connection popped immediately. Because I’m so observant? Could be. But not likely so early in the morning. Because the Spirit is illuminating? That’s what I’m going with. In Ruth 2, the God-breathed description of Boaz is translated in the … Continue reading →

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Where Favor is Found

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Pete

As I read in Ruth this morning, it’s a thrice repeated thought that captures my thoughts. A thought about encountering grace. A thought about finding favor. And where is favor found? It’s in the beholding. It’s in the eyes. And … Continue reading →

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God’s Wingman

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Pete

For many of us, we hear the name Boaz and we immediately think redeemer. If we’re NIV readers, we think kinsman-redeemer. And, as I’ve learned this morning reading in the CSB, if you’re a CSB reader Boaz is going to … Continue reading →

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This Life Only? Pity!

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Pete

Sitting back after my readings this morning and wishing that Naomi could have read Paul. Bitter, she said, call me bitter! ‘Cause that’s how the LORD has made me. I once was full, but thanks to Him, now I’m running … Continue reading →

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Under His Wings

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Pete

Reading Ruth is kind of like engaging in a “Where’s Waldo” book. No, I’m not on the lookout for some skinny dude in a striped red shirt with a beanie on. Instead, I’m actively trying to spot Jesus. In particular, … Continue reading →

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Blessed Be the Name

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Pete

You need the light of Ruth after the darkness of Judges. To be reminded that, even in those days when “there was no king” and “everyone did what was right in his own eyes” (Jud. 21:25), grace maintains a faithful … Continue reading →

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The Redeemer Who Redeems

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Pete

When’s a redeemer not a redeemer? When he is unable, or unwilling, to redeem. In ancient Israel it wasn’t enough just to have the right to redeem another’s land, but the next redeemer in line also needed to have the … Continue reading →

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Favor for the Foreigner

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Pete

She had made the call. She was all in. Ready to leave her home and her homeland. Prepared to venture into the unknown. A Moabite by birth, she was now prepared to be an Israelite by choice. If her mother-in-law … Continue reading →

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Bitter Theology

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Pete

Started in on Ruth this morning. And, not too surprisingly, found myself entering into Naomi’s story a bit more personally than in the past. Not an easy road for that lady. Went through tough times and famine, but at least … Continue reading →

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