Getting news by the grapevine is nothing new. Word of mouth has been a source of news for many thousands of years. Even in the time of the Book of Ruth, news traveled between communities and countries by people. Caravans traveling along “˜the king”™s highway”™ that extended from Egypt into Edom then into Moab with […]
There are many types of slavery but all slavery is oppressive and filled with fear. Where there is slavery, there is lack of freedom. An oppressive fear of death is apparent for those without hope. Fear of death is enslavement. For those who follow Christ, their hope is in Him Who is the living Savior. […]
Genealogies are popular today. There are computer programs and websites that help to discover relatives of long ago. The Daughters of the American Revolution and other organizations take great pride in their lineage. The people whose lives are lived out before us as we read Scriptures are, somehow, not real to us so much of […]
This devotional will be considering the book of Ruth in the following weeks. When did these events take place and where? Why is it included in Scripture? What impact can the lives of people who lived in the 13th or 14th century BC have in our lives today? The Book of Ruth took place sometime […]
NASB) Acts 6:1 “NOW AT this time while the disciples were increasing in number; a complaint arose on the part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food.” Problem: The church was growing in Jerusalem. People were turning to Jesus as their Savior […]