Update: 3/30/11 Now free at Kobo.
Update: 4/5/11 Now free at Sony.
Update #2 6:30 PM This is no long available at B&N at all. I expect it will be back (and free, if it makes it this week), but have no idea when that will be. In the meantime, maybe Sony or Kobo will have it available.
The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules, by Carolyn Custis James, is free on Kindle and at B&N, courtesy of Christian publisher Zondervan. Book Description
This isn't the Ruth, the Naomi, or the Boaz we thought we knew. Carolyn James has unearthed startling new insights from this well-worn story ... insights that have life-changing implications for you.
- Naomi is no longer regarded as a bitter, complaining woman, but as a courageous overcomer.
- A Female Job.
- Ruth (typically admired for her devotion to Naomi and her deference to Boaz) turns out to be a gutsy risk-taker and a powerful agent for change among God's people. She lives outside the box, and her love for Yahweh and Naomi compels her to break the rules of social and religious convention at nearly every turn.
- Boaz, the Kinsman Redeemer, is repeatedly caught off-guard by Ruth's initiatives. His partnership with her models the kind of male/female relationships that the gospel intends for all who follow Jesus.
The Gospel of Ruth vests every woman's life with kingdom purposes and frees us to embrace wholeheartedly God's calling, regardless of our circumstances or season of life. This story of two women who have lost everything contains a profound message: God created women not to live in the shadowy margins of men or of the past, but to emerge as courageous activists for his kingdom.
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