Central West End Church

Humans make sense of the world by means of stories, especially redemptive stories. This passage in the book of Ruth gives us a deeper glimpse into what redemption means and how it's accomplished.

In order to face the darkness of this world, we need something more than cheap sentimentality. Mary's visit to Elizabeth in the gospel of Luke shows us where to find it.

Whenever we open ourselves up to love and romance, we risk getting hurt. But the book of Ruth promises us that if we are willing to risk big, there is a great reward on the other side. Join us as we continue our Advent series in the book of Ruth.

Our longing for a better world is deep in our bones. But is there a connection between what God is doing in the world and what we're supposed to do? Join us this week as we explore this question.

What is God‘s plan for my life? God responds to this and other life-questions not with mere information but with never-failing love. The continuing story of Ruth shows how love from the heart of God blesses those who receive it, as well as those who receive it through them.

The book of Ruth shows us what God is doing about a world that's falling apart. But the amazing and precious thing is that it does so by showing us what God is doing in the life of one poor, broken widow whose life is falling apart.

Joy is the birthright of every child of God, and praise is the first language of all creation. When we join the universe in praising God, he embraces us into communion with the Divine and fills our lives with joy.

Of all the questions that matter to humans, perhaps the deepest and most central question is that of identity: “Who am I, and am I loved and accepted?” If the answer to that question is in doubt, we experience what many call despair. This psalm answers that question.

Doubt in God isn’t just an intellectual problem, it’s a deeply emotional experience that is also a nearly universal human phenomenon. The notion that we can solve that problem is too simplistic, but this psalm gives us some helpful ways of working through it.

Along with depression, anxiety, and addiction, loneliness is one of the biggest health crises in our world today. This psalm has a lot to say about our experience of loneliness, as well as a culture like ours that produces so much loneliness.