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Join Susan Downie your host as she revisits Ruth Chapter 4 verse 11 and 12. The prayers that the witnesses prayed over Boaz. Here we see a three fold prayer which covers Ruth Boaz and their future offspring.  In this complex love story she compares the  deception seen in Tamar versus the transparency and integrity of both Boaz and Ruth. Susan goes on to  challenge us all to live lives worthy of th...

Join Susan Downie your host as she delves into the reasons we decline to help those that God has asked us to help. Following the notes in Toni Merida's book Ruth for You published by the good book company, she asks us all to consider the reasons we do not help the poor.  Looking into the anonymous redeemer in this chapter of Ruth we see motives and we see mission both in "Mr So and So" ,as he is d...

Join Susan Downie as she reflects on her Sabbath rest day, Sunday. Susan invites us all today  to take a break, to understand the dynamic of Godly rest.  Looking at Psalm 99 Susan expands our view of God using the text in the psalm helping us see the LORD Yahweh through the eyes of the Psalmist. Tackling subjects like Maslow's Hierarchy of needs , sanctification and Jehovah Mekoddishkem , she is a...

Join your host Susan Downie as she looks at the way in which business transactions were conducted in the days of Ruth, within the Israelite community. Susan explains that within this short chapter there are five main sections. The location, the ten elders, the timing, the opportunity the declaration. Susan goes on to  invite us to think of missed opportunities in our own lives and examine where we...

Join Susan Downie your host as she unpacks the price of redemption,  looking at the method employed by Ruth, under  Naomi's  instructions  to ask for Boaz to be her Kinsman Redeemer.  Susan discusses the implied but unverified intimacy and use of euphemism in ancient texts.  We see that Jesus like Boaz has means and is willing to redeem both widows.  In this episode the nature of rights and refusa...

Join your host Susan Downie as she explores the subject of Kinsman Redeemer, looking at the life of Ruth Naomi and Boaz. She encourages the listener to look through Boaz to Christ as our redeemer.  She invites us all to take stock of our need for redemption, and exploring the psychological tool called the Johari Window , she explains our innate need to accept we  all have blind spots and unknown p...

Join Susan Downie as she revisits the verses of yesterday in Ruth, where she explores topics of satisfaction in the Lord and paying  it forward.  Alongside the commentary by Tony Merida from his book, Ruth For you, Susan uses personal life experiences as examples of how the Lord has satisfied her needs and how that has promoted a desire to pay it forward.   We also see Naomi move from bitter to Br...