In order to be eligible for Niagara Region Housing you also must have a birth certificate, have done your taxes and can produce a notice of assessment, have an address that mail can be sent to and responded to in 10 days, and complete a yearly eligibility assessment in order to stay active on the wait list - all this proves challenging for those living on the street.
Part 1: How Ruth Saves Us From the Affordable Housing Crisis - By Caleb Ratzlaff
Part 2: Mother Mary Revolutionary - By Rosilee Sherwood
Part 3: We are Saved by the Work of Christ’s Grandmothers - By Caleb Ratzlaff
Part 2: Mother Mary Revolutionary - By Rosilee Sherwood
Part 3: We are Saved by the Work of Christ’s Grandmothers - By Caleb Ratzlaff
By Caleb Ratzlaff
Female protagonists from ostracized communities is a common motif in the biblical canon, but often overlooked by interpreters. The narrator of the Book of Ruth is keen to remind us that the protagonist, Ruth, is one such woman, continually stressing her identity as an outsider: “So Naomi returned together with Ruth the Moabite, her daughter-in-law, who came back with her from the country of Moab” (NRSV). The stress on Ruth’s identity as a Moabite is not accidental. Israelites generally didn’t have a lot of respect for these neighbours, in part due to the story of the Moabite founding father, Lot, who had incestrial relations with his daughters.
Despite all of this, the book of Ruth reminds us that, like Naomi, Boaz, and ultimately Israel, we too should seek redemption in the resilience of those who reside on the outskirts of our community. These outsiders offer us redemption, the opportunity for justice, and an insight into our own sin.
Despite all of this, the book of Ruth reminds us that, like Naomi, Boaz, and ultimately Israel, we too should seek redemption in the resilience of those who reside on the outskirts of our community. These outsiders offer us redemption, the opportunity for justice, and an insight into our own sin.
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