RUTH 3:18 : Then she said, “Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will turn out; for the man will not rest until he has concluded the matter this day… American culture is built around the often quoted phrase, “Don’t just stand there, do something!” As a...

RUTH 3:17 : And she said, “These six ephahs of barley he gave me; for he said to me, ‘Do not go empty-handed to your mother-in-law.'” Recently the Barna Research Group announced its findings that the number of evangelicals in the United States is only about 6 percent (decreasing from...

Ruth 3:11 : “And now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you all that you request, for all the people of my town know that you are a virtuous woman.” Blaise Pascal, a 17th century philosopher and theologian, declared, “The virtue of a man ought to be...

RUTH 3:8 : Now it happened at midnight that the man was startled, and turned himself; and there, a woman was lying at his feet. Most crimes take place in the dark. In the dark of the night a thief slips into a home to steal. In dimly lit parking...

RUTH 3:4 : “Then it shall be, when he lies down, that you shall notice the place where he lies; and you shall go in, uncover his feet, and lie down; and he will tell you what you should do.” A few years ago, a $100,000 mistake was made because...

RUTH 2:22-23 : And Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, “It Is good, my daughter that you go out with his young women, and that people do not meet you in any other field.” So she stayed close by the young women of Boaz, to glean until the end of...

RUTH 2:12 : “The LORD repay your work and a full reward be given you by the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.” Birds use their wings for many purposes other than flying. In times of danger, a mother bird’s wings provide a feathered...

RUTH 2:10-11 : So she fell on her face, bowed down to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?” And Boaz answered and said to her, “It has been fully reported...

RUTH 2:9 : “Let your eyes be on the field which they reap, and go after them. Have I not commanded the young men not to touch you? And when you are thirsty, go to the vessels and drink from what the young men have drawn.” An Alpine mountain climbing...

RUTH 2:8 : Then Boaz said to Ruth, “You will listen, my daughter, will you not? Do not go to glean in another field, nor go from here, but stay close by my young women.” Nebraska, where I live, has a lot of cattle ranches, and every once in a...