Ruth Baker

Ruth Baker is a mum of two and a freelance writer. She writes on all aspects of Christian life and discipleship with the aim of bringing us closer to Jesus in the middle of real life. Ruth also teaches from the Bible on these subjects. She studied at Sydney Missionary and Bible College and in her spare time, knits. Badly. She blogs as Meet Me Where I Am and is the author of Are We There Yet?

Why vines and fig trees are still relevant

Ruth Baker

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8 March 2021

Implicit is a sense of stability; a properly cultivated vine and fig tree meant life in one place.

Beautiful love gone bad

Ruth Baker

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22 February 2021

Shechem’s actions were driven by where his heart was. That inhibited his ability (and willingness) to listen to Dinah, to see her resistance and accept it.

Confronting the ugliness of sin

Ruth Baker

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27 August 2020

Because our sins live in the dark, we don’t see them unless we turn the light on.

A cloud of motivation

Ruth Baker

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16 June 2020

A cloud of perfect people might make me feel self-conscious. But a cloud of faithful witnesses who are just like me—that sustains me.

The startling truth behind Jesus’ words on the cross

Ruth Baker

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2 March 2020

Jesus famously cries out from the cross, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Why did he say this?

The excitement of re-reading the Bible

Ruth Baker

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17 February 2020

Reading the Bible is difficult, so while from one perspective we can happily say “I learn new things every time!”, seen another way we may sadly think, “Why did I miss that last time?”