"Famine, Foreign Lands, and Family" - Ruth 1:1–1:22

We begin a four-week series on the book of Ruth. In this first chapter we hear about how famine causes Naomi and her family to migrate to the land of Moab. There, they meet Ruth, who will forever change their lives as well as the very lineage of Christ. This story of personal loss and loyalty shows us how to welcome the stranger and care for the marginalized. Ruth is one of two books in the Bible named after a woman, and as the quote goes: well-behaved women seldom make history!The sermon was delivered by Rev. Joann Lee on Sunday, May 31, 2026. The scripture reading was from Ruth 1:1–1:22.