As you all know, every good children’s story begins with the same four words. And those four words are…. (“Once upon a time”). There’s something almost magical about those words because as soon as soon we hear them, we want to know more. What’s this story going to be about? Well, the Hebrew language…
Shaped BY the cross into the shape OF the cross
Sermons on Ruth
This morning, we conclude our series on the Christmas story and the book of Ruth, and we’re seeing how the book of Ruth, even though it is in the Old Testament, has many similarities to Christmas story, the birth of Jesus. In week one, we saw how this is the story of a young woman…
This morning is the second in our series on the Christmas story and the book of Ruth. We’re walking our way through the book of Ruth and seeing how God used the people and the events of this book to prepare the way for the coming of Christ. For example, last week we saw that…
Most of you are probably aware that our country is deeply divided, and I don’t know if there is any hope of reconciliation. I’m not talking about the division between Republicans and Democrats. I’m not talking about the ways that different races are divided in our country today. I’m talking about something much deeper than…