Host Nate Tiessen is joined by guest Joe Kraftchick to discuss authorship (3:00), chaos of the Judges era (7:20), Naomi's bitterness against Yahweh (21:40), Ruth's remarkable covenant commitment (23:40), Naomi's question of whether or not Yahweh can be trusted (27:10), state of lament in church (29:49), prospects offered by barley harvest (33:30), Job-Naomi comparison (35:43), grieving in the church (38:15), wedding text rankings (41:45), and the good news of Ruth 1 (43:00).