The events in Ruth take place during the time of the Judges and Bethlehem is the scene. The book is not a romance, though it is a love story: A Covenant love story. Bethlehem means bread, and at the time of Ruth, there was a serious lack of it. A Midianite invasion had caused … [Read more...] about #13 Kinsmen Redeemer – OT Survey
Beauty
Beauty that Saves the World
In his book, The Idiot, Fyodor Dostoevsky introduces us to a character named Myshkin. Myshkin’s idea of life is to help rather than to harm, to give mercy rather than malice, to forgive again and again. Myshkin takes what is cruel and repulsive in the people and culture around … [Read more...] about Beauty that Saves the World
The Son Who Listens ~ Proverbs 1:8
Parents have an obligation to teach their children the wisdom of God and children have an obligation to listen and act on their wisdom. In Proverbs 1:9, the child who heeds his parents' instruction is being made beautiful through wisdom. Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, … [Read more...] about The Son Who Listens ~ Proverbs 1:8
Our Sentimental Rags
We live in a culture that idolises sentimentality. We enthrone emotion as the standard by which we measure what is true, beautiful and good. In such a state, man filters his world according to how it makes him feel. A statement is judged offensive or acceptable according to his … [Read more...] about Our Sentimental Rags
That the World May See
Hope is energising and is the result of a hopeful vision. Without hope, we are resigned to either indifference or despair. And without a hopeful vision, we are destined to walk around aimlessly as we slowly waste away. (Proverbs 29:18). And, so, as Christians, we need to have … [Read more...] about That the World May See