God is counting on his daughters to build his kingdom.This isn’t the Ruth you thought you knew. Awardwinning author, Carolyn Custis James has unearthed startling new insights from a wellworn story that have lifechanging implications for us today.Through careful and dynamic biblical scholarship, rediscover the story of Ruth and its characters. Naomi is no longer regarded as a bitter, complaining woman, but as a courageous overcomer. Ruth, typically admired for her devotion to Naomi, is seen as a gutsy risktaker and a powerful agent for change among God’s people. Boaz, the Kinsman Redeemer, is repeatedly caught offguard by Ruth’s initiatives. His partnership with her models the kind of relationships that the gospel intends for all who follow Jesus.Carolyn Custis James drills down deeper into the story where she uncovers in the Old Testament the same passionate, countercultural, rulebreaking gospel that Jesus modeled and taught his followers to pursue. Within this ageold story is a map to radical levels of love and sacrifice.The Gospel of Ruth vests every woman’s life with kingdom purposes and frees us to embrace wholeheartedly God’s calling. This story of two women who have lost everything contains a profound message: God created women not to live in the shadowy margins of men or of the past, but to emerge as courageous activists for his kingdom.
God is counting on his daughters to build his kingdom.This isn’t the Ruth you thought you knew. Awardwinning author, Carolyn Custis James has unearthed startling new insights from a wellworn story that have lifechanging implications for us today.Through careful and dynamic biblical scholarship, rediscover the story of Ruth and its characters. Naomi is no longer regarded as a bitter, complaining woman, but as a courageous overcomer. Ruth, typically admired for her devotion to Naomi, is seen as a gutsy risktaker and a powerful agent for change among God’s people. Boaz, the Kinsman Redeemer, is repeatedly caught offguard by Ruth’s initiatives. His partnership with her models the kind of relationships that the gospel intends for all who follow Jesus.Carolyn Custis James drills down deeper into the story where she uncovers in the Old Testament the same passionate, countercultural, rulebreaking gospel that Jesus modeled and taught his followers to pursue. Within this ageold story is a map to radical levels of love and sacrifice.The Gospel of Ruth vests every woman’s life with kingdom purposes and frees us to embrace wholeheartedly God’s calling. This story of two women who have lost everything contains a profound message: God created women not to live in the shadowy margins of men or of the past, but to emerge as courageous activists for his kingdom.
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