{"product_id":"9780310330851_the-gospel-of-ruth","title":"The Gospel of Ruth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGod is counting on his daughters to build his kingdom.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't the Ruth you thought you knew. Award-winning author, Carolyn Custis James has unearthed startling new insights from a well-worn story that have life-changing implications for us today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough careful and dynamic biblical scholarship, rediscover the story of Ruth and its characters. Naomi is no longer regarded as a bitter, complaining woman, but as a courageous overcomer. Ruth, typically admired for her devotion to Naomi, is seen as a gutsy risk-taker and a powerful agent for change among God's people. Boaz, the Kinsman Redeemer, is repeatedly caught off-guard by Ruth's initiatives. His partnership with her models the kind of relationships that the gospel intends for all who follow Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarolyn Custis James drills down deeper into the story where she uncovers in the Old Testament the same passionate, counter-cultural, rule-breaking gospel that Jesus modeled and taught his followers to pursue. Within this age-old story is a map to radical levels of love and sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gospel of Ruth\u003c\/em\u003e vests every woman's life with kingdom purposes and frees us to embrace wholeheartedly God's calling. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carolyn Custis James","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40702224891953,"sku":"9780310330851","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9780310330851.jpg?v=1781778695","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9780310330851_the-gospel-of-ruth","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}