Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.| A life in books
The mass of all Ruth knew was a dot in the void. As the dot grew, so too did its perimeter with the void; every factual acquisition indicated a tranche of new unknowns, education the process of bec…| Literary Hub
21 July: Proper 11, A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church Ruth 1:1–14; Psalm 80:1–7; 1 Thessalonians 5:12–24; Mark 12:41–44Let us pray: May God who is Majesty, Mercy and Mystery speak words of life, hope and healing through these words. Amen. How long O Lord?! The cry of the psalmist is the cry of...| The Rev. Wil Gafney, Ph.D. | Womanists Wading in the Word™
The photo albums from my teenaged years are fat with smiling faces of skinny brown girls. I remember the timidity of forced poses for mothers and aunties who wanted to capture the youthful nonchala…| Memos from the Middle
Ruth Ruth 1 The classic Old Testament tale of service. When all the men in her family died and she had no means to support her daughters-in-law, Naomi told Orpah and Ruth to leave her so they cou…| The Nef Chronicles