Our reading today is from the last chapter of the book of Ruth (Ruth 4:13-17). This Old Testament story not only gives us a glimpse into the lineage of David (and ultimately of Jesus), but shows us how God works His purposes out even through sorrow and sadness. Naomi,...

Romans 8:31-39 reminds us that nothing at all can separate us from God’s love. Paul lists plenty of adverse things in these verses (including trouble, hardship, persecution, famine, nakedness, danger, sword and even death), but God’s love triumphs over every...

Today’s reading (Mark 10:17-22) looks at a rich man who came to Jesus wanting the answer to the question ‘What must I do to inherit eternal life?’ Once more, we see someone viewing a relationship with God on a transactional level and when Jesus challenges that view by...