The Art of Faithful Love (Part 1)

What forms does human love take? C. S. Lewis andย The Four Loves Love. Itโ€™s almost certainly the most frequently invoked human emotion. Itโ€™s the subject of thousands of stories and songs. At the same time, itโ€™s among the least precisely differentiated concepts in ordinary discourse. The same term is used for spouses, children, friends, communities, …

A planned meeting

A sermon by Rod Benson Ruth 3:1-18 Call me Naomi. And let me tell you a story from the days when the judges ruled Israel. Life began well for me. I was born into an Israelite family, from the clan of Ephrathites and the tribe of Judah. We lived in the recently conquered town of …

An odd couple

A sermon by Rod Benson Call me Boaz. And let me tell you a story from long ago, in the time when the judges ruled Israelโ€ฆ But first, a little about me. Youโ€™ll find my story in the little Book of Ruth in the Old Testament, tucked away between Judges and 1 Samuel.ย My dadโ€™s name …