Gratitude and thanksgiving are frequently presented as synonyms. But they’re not quite the same thing. Gratitude is an inner disposition – a deep-seated feeling that when it comes to the best things in life, all we can do is receive them with empty hands. Gratitude springs from grace. Thanksgiving isn’t a feeling. It’s an action. Thankfulness is a decision we… Read more »
You can argue that God doesn’t play much of a role in the book of Ruth. After all, his name appears only twice. But upon further examination, God’s fingerprints turn out to be everywhere. After unexpected plot twists, miraculous provisions, and “chance” encounters, Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz can look back and see that they have had front-row seats to the… Read more »
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 course it’s wise and good to help fill the world with little ones… Read more »
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. “There’s good news and there’s bad news.” That’s the premise for a number of classic jokes, including the one about the two best buddies who spent a lifetime enjoying baseball. They both wondered if there… Read more »
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. In the New Testament, Peter writes that for the Lord one day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like one day. One fellow pondered the meaning of that and then said, … Read more »
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. The greatest tragedy is not that life comes to an end. It’s that fear makes us wait so long to really live. We may think that bad theology is what keeps people away from God. … Read more »
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. No Girls Allowed That sign might make sense on a “private clubhouse” for elementary school-age boys. But it’s painful to note the restrictions on the lives of grown-up women that remain in place in many… Read more »
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. The common cold has proven to be uncommonly hard to defeat. For years, British scientists operated a research facility called the Common Cold Unit. It finally closed in 1989 without finding the elusive “cure” that… Read more »
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 advanced course in astrophysics. It didn’t attract much attention. Just two students enrolled. At the time, Dr. Chandrasekhar was… Read more »
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. Eleven years ago this fall, the Buffalo Bills – at that time one of the least competitive franchises in the National Football League – had a golden opportunity to defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers, one of… Read more »
