All In, with Kirk Crossing Sean Farver

As we continue the story, we find Ruth showing initiative in going out to the fields to glean in order to provide for Naomi and herself.  We’re given a glimmer of hope in that Naomi has a male relative of good standing named Boaz.  Ruth ‘just happens’ to find herself gleaning in Boaz’ field (a […]

In the next part of the story of Ruth, we find a ray of hope, a remarkable kindness, and a painful reckoning.  The ray of hope is that Yahweh has visited his people and given them food (ended the famine).  This means he has not abandoned his people and that they have, one again, experienced his […]

The book of Ruth is set in a bad time which gives rise to a bad plan that, unsurprisingly, leads to a bad result.  In just the first five verses, we learn that an Israelite man moves his family from Bethlehem to Moab because of a famine.  Shortly after moving, the man (named Elimelech) dies.  His […]

In the final message of the series, we see Jesus appear as the resurrected One.  The story of how Jesus appears to the disciples on their way to Emmaus is a very important one because, if we’re a believer in Jesus, it’s our story too. Though the two disciples saw Jesus with their physical eyes, they […]

As the final week of Jesus’ life continued from his ‘triumphal entry’ into Jerusalem, betrayal began to take center stage.  While Judas’ betrayal is the most famous (and the one that actually led to his arrest) there were two other moments of betrayal that are also important. Following Jesus’ arrest, Peter denied knowing Jesus three times despite […]

As we approach Easter and celebrate the greatest appearance of all time, the appearance of the resurrected Jesus, it’s good to remember that Jesus is still appearing today.  To many, he is appearing for the first time and they put their faith in him.  For those who already know him, he continues to appear to us in […]