In the movie, A Charlie Brown Christmas, one of the most iconic Christmas movie scenes of the past fifty years took place. The central character, Charlie Brown, a kind-hearted, well-meaning young boy, with his dilapidated little Christmas tree, throws his hands up in frustration and...
Continue ReadingHave you ever read the book of Ecclesiastes? It is a book by Solomon, son of King David, King of Israel, the wisest man who ever lived. In his lifetime Solomon composed 3,000 proverbs and over 1,000 songs. In the Bible, Solomon wrote the Song of Songs, much of the Book of Proverbs and the book...
Continue ReadingThis time of year, one of our family’s favorite things to do is watch Christmas movies! We watch exactly the same ones every year – “Elf”, “A Christmas Carol”, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, “Holiday Inn” (it ends at Christmas, so it...
Continue ReadingIn chapter 2 of the book of Ruth in the Old Testament we read the touching account of the widow Ruth setting out to seek food from local farm fields:
“Now Naomi had a kinsman of her husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz. And Ruth the Moabitess...
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