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	<title>Ruth 4 &#124; Surprise</title>
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	<title>Ruth 3 &#124; Faithful</title>
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	<title>Ruth 2 &#124; Blessing</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Ruth and Naomi are in Bethlehem during the barley harvest. In need of food, Ruth, the young widow goes to &#8220;glean&#8221; in the fields&#8211;collecting what the harvesters do not gather. This is a dangerous endeavor, but Ruth demonstrates loyal lovingkindness to her mother-in-law Naomi, sacrificing her wellbeing for their survival. But, by God&#8217;s lovingkindness, she [&#8230;]]]></description>
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	<title>Ruth 1 &#124; Return</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[A drama in 4-acts, Ruth tells the story of tragedy and loss, of bitterness and grief and the faithfulness of God to an unlikely outsider of the people of God. Ruth chapter 1 constantly calls from the Lord to his people&#8211;return, return, return to me. But God chooses takes a foreign-born widow and daughter-in-law who [&#8230;]]]></description>
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