by Charlie Wolcott
Jesus was never someone who needed to prove Himself to anyone, but there were a few times He did things to demonstrate who He was and what He was about. Jesus was not going to merely proclaim some hard truths and hard messages. He was going to prove that He was the...
by Katie Erickson
Before we continue any further in the book of Ruth, it’s important to pause and look more in-depth at the Hebrew word hesed. This is a key theme and concept in the narrative of Ruth, and this word is one that it’s difficult to translate into English.
The Hebrew word...
by Charlie Wolcott
Jesus was not one to do a lot of things privately. He always had witnesses to what He said and did. The primary thing He purposed to do privately was prayer, and He would frequently go out alone to pray because He did not want the interruptions of His disciples or...
by Katie Erickson
They married Moabite women, one named Orpah and the other Ruth. After they had lived there about ten years, both Mahlon and Kilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and her husband.
- Ruth 1:4-5
The “they” mentioned at the start of this short passage...
by Charlie Wolcott
When Jesus opened His ministry, He purposed not to draw a crowd by preaching some difficult messages and even driving His own hometown away and refused to use them for building His ministry. To further demonstrate He was not about crowd-drawing, Jesus began doing His...
by Katie Erickson
In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab. The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two...
by Charlie Wolcott
Jesus had a single mission: to save mankind from sin. But with that mission, there was a need to get the message of salvation out to the world. He could have easily done it in the flesh, but God had a plan that was much bigger than one human body. He wanted a Church,...
by Katie Erickson
As we begin a new year, it’s time to begin a new blog post series! After spending nearly two years writing through 1 and 2 Corinthians, I wanted to jump back into a book in the Old Testament. After some prayer and perusing the various books, the book of Ruth stood out...
by Charlie Wolcott
When someone is getting himself started in the public eye, the first thing he is always taught he must do is win the crowd with a good first impression. Every speaker knows this. Every author knows this. If you want any audience to buy into what you are offering, that...
