The Girl's Still Got It: Take a Walk with Ruth and the God Who Rocked Her World

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I am LOVING this. Great detail, information, and humor. Have taken a ton of notes in my Bible

“If only we could jump into a time machine!” writes popular speaker and author Liz Curtis Higgs. “Instead of simply reading about biblical history, we could live it. Rather than merely studying maps and books, we could see, touch, and experience that long-lost world firsthand. Wouldn’t that be something?” Yes. I jumped in Doc Brown’s DeLorean with Marty McFly, and I rode the roads of Ruth.How do we travel? With half of the reader sitting in the seat of Biblical context and the other half in 2013 application, life and Scripture intertwine. Honest questions emerge, such as what do we do with the problem of pain in Ruth’s life and ours? Many “aha” moments occur as the author flies through history, linguistics, geography, culture, and psychology with the navigational skills of an explorer, poet, comedian, researcher, and novelist. The trip transcends time. This book scripts a journey for individual meditation, as well as providing a guide for Bible study groups and global discussion questions for book clubs.Who journeys with us? God. He reveals His plan for both Ruth and readers. The author shares snapshots of her experience: “But in the early days of my marriage, I was so worried about staking my claim on my man, about having Bill all to myself, about raising our kids our way (Okay, my kids my way), I barely cracked open the door of my heart to my mother-in-law.” Some readers nod, but Ruth’s devotion demonstrates the loyalty and care divinely desired of all relationships. “Be ready for a gentle (or not-so-gentle) nudge from the Holy Spirit. Ruth’s sacrificial love sets a high bar, though it’s nothing you and the Lord together can’t handle.”While Liz has done extensive research by consulting over two dozen scholars, she presents interpretive options for personal rumination. She includes sentence prayers and examples of “Ruth[s] in Real Life” to prod the jet-lagged traveler. She also provides thought-provoking phrases along the way, such as “Stay in Bethlehem? Risk starving their bodies. Move to Moab? Risk starving their faith.”This author knows her audience. She writes for women about women. Although men can still purchase passports to this estrogen island, the book targets a feminine clientele.My trip through this book transformed my approach to my Naomi. I now call my “mother-in-love” every Wednesday morning. I also plan to use this book for my weekly Bible study group. Returning customers signify a great travel experience.

I always thought the story of Naomi, Ruth and Boaz was a sweet story in the Bible, but Liz Curtis Higgs tells the story like you've never heard it before!!! Her writing is fabulous and will have you on the edge of your seat waiting to hear what happens next! This story rivals the best of the murder mysteries as a real page turner.While Liz unfolds the story of Ruth, you will get glimpses into the history, the culture, the geography, the laws and the customs of the day. Sprinkle humor, drama, mystery, tragedy and comedy into a love story and this is the story of Ruth that Liz Curtis Higgs writes about. Although she goes verse by verse and discusses each detail of the book of Ruth, it is never boring or tedious. Just fascinating!I read this book as a Bible Study with a group of women and it was a real treasure. Although there are 12 chapters, we completed the study in six weeks by covering two chapters a week which seemed to be a good pace. We supplemented reading the book with the corresponding DVD - which includes a 10 minute recap for each chapter with Liz retelling the highlights of the book. It was a good review before our discussion each week. As part of the finale for our last session, we also reviewed Ruth's Righteous Rap written and performed by Liz Curtis Higgs on Youtube.com. Check it out. It's hysterical!I would highly recommend this book for individual reading... or a small group discussion. It doesn't require a lot of homework. It's an entertaining, light read and there are some study guide questions in the back of the book that correspond to each chapter. I wasn't crazy about some of the study guide questions, but our group seemed to find many of our own questions to discuss each week. There's also a wonderful online blog with Liz answering her own questions and readers contributing their answers. See Liz Curtis Higg's website for more information.This book is a gem and our group fell in love with Liz Curtis Higgs. We can't wait for her to write more Bible Study books!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

A great book for anyone interested in characters of the Bible, I am a pastors wife and would recommended this book to all the women in my church..and even some of the men! Redemption is the theme coupled with astounding love. Look at the book of Ruth in a practical homely way that really makes an impact.

A must read, so good. Love this book.

This book goes through the Bible book of Ruth verse by verse, sometimes word by word. It brings a lot of insight into the relationship between the two women, but mostly it is a parable about our great Kinsman-Redeemer the Lord himself.An eye-opener!

This book is a helpful reference and a source of encouragement. Thank you! We are so glad that it is also light hearted and interesting.