Taken as a whole, the story of Ruth is one of those signs. It was written to give us encouragement and hope that all the perplexing turns in our lives are going somewhere good. They do not lead off a cliff. In all the setbacks of our lives as believers, God is plotting for our joy.
Don’t be surprised. There is nothing new under the sun. Only endless repackagings
Reading is more important to me than eating.
Grace is power, not just pardon.
Bad theology dishonors God and hurts people.
Worship is basically adoration, and we adore only what delights us. There is no such thing as sad adoration or unhappy praise.