Episode 21

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20th Apr 2023

Before Austen's Emma, There Was Naomi

Long before Jane Austen's Emma Woodhouse, there was Naomi.

But this is no 19th century England with ladies in ball gowns and men in top hats. This is a millennium before Christ, and the couple is more akin to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and Edward Rochester than Austen's Mr. Darcy and Ms. Bennett. Yet this Biblical story is a marvelous story unveiling the heart's innate desire and capacity to give and receive love.

And we can see Naomi's got some romance savvy in her! Maybe she's a foreshadowing of Austen's Emma!

But this isn't a fairy tale. This is real love shown by three people in three unique ways.

Naomi loves by looking out for others in spite of her own suffering. She uses her understanding of men on Ruth's behalf.

Ruth loves by respecting Naomi and Boaz, even proposing in private!

Boaz loves through kindness, integrity, and generosity.

This story will cheer your heart, whether you relate most to Ruth, Naomi, or Boaz.

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Stephanie Smith

Stephanie Smith's heart for teaching began with the chickens and cows on her childhood farm. ​Today’s audiences don't moo or squawk but instead appreciate Stephanie’s applying Biblical truths and human insights to real issues with artfulness, authority, and authenticity. Experiencing deep relational and emotional pain starting at birth, Stephanie is now on a mission to build spiritually strong, emotionally healthy, and relationally smart women and families.
Stephanie’s passion for education motivated helping launch and teaching at a homeschool cooperative and later a Christian school. She’s mom to five grown sons, mother-in-law to four heart daughters, and Nana to seven grands. Believing every person has an impact that is immeasurable, eternal, and irreplaceable, Stephanie invites and equips others to engage fully in God's grand story!