Bitterness: Life Lesson from the Book of Ruth

Overcoming bitterness is another life lesson from the Book of Ruth. I am getting close to the end of my new book, 10 Life Lessons from the Book of Ruth. Here is another excerpt. Hope you enjoy it. Please leave comments. Both of these women(Naomi and Ruth) suffered great loss; however, they reacted differently to those losses. Naomi became bitter because of what she had lost (). This is Naomi’s whining (murmuring, complaining, groaning) passage. Every word out of her mouth was negative and she put the blame squarely on God. I think she forgot that God was not the Read More

New Book: 10 Life Lessons from the Book of Ruth

Life Lessons are those lessons we learn from each day. There are many such life lessons in the Book of Ruth. Here is an excerpt from my upcoming book. Chapter 1: What’s In A Name? Naomi (Delight or Pleasant One), her husband, Elimelech (God is my King) and sons, Mahlon (Infirmity) and Chilion (Consumption), moved to Moab during the times of the Judges because there was famine in the land. The first of these life lessons concerns names. I was taught early in my walk with the Lord to be careful about what you name your children. I am reminded Read More