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?
What to do when life is out of control
- Ruth Baker •
- 15 October 2018
The psalmist describes a time when he called to God “My foot is slipping!”—a sick fear and anxiety constricting his throat and churning his insides. And what steadies him? God’s unfailing love.
Trying to be humble probably won’t work
- Ruth Baker •
- 3 September 2018
If I try to be intentionally humble I can go pretty well—to a point. But the second I think “I can feel myself changing, I think I’m getting more humble”, I’ve blown it.
Love your church’s young adults
- Ruth Baker •
- 16 July 2018
A disparaging view of young adults is not biblical.
A fun fact in Leviticus that helps us live full lives
- Ruth Baker •
- 21 February 2018
God’s covenant with his chosen people is referred to as a covenant of salt only three times: Leviticus 2:13, Numbers 18:19, and 2 Chronicles 13:5.
Making burdens light without making light of burdens
- Ruth Baker •
- 4 September 2017
“A problem shared is a problem halved”—but sometimes a problem shared is a problem now two people have.
Doing life with your gay Christian friend
- Ruth Baker •
- 27 July 2017
“Wouldn’t it just be easier to be gay?” “Of course it would be easier. But once you know the truth…”
Friendship without burnout: Three foundations for true Christian fellowship
- Ruth Baker •
- 19 June 2017
Our society tends to act as if there are only two types of friendships, besties and Facebook acquaintances. There is nothing in between. You can’t be besties with all your acquaintances, so you deliberately keep them in the shallow end of the friend pool.
Loving your annoying family
- Ruth Baker •
- 15 May 2017
Sometimes it feels like it would be easier to be non-Christians with the freedom to just ignore annoying people. As Christians, however, this ‘freedom’ to cut people off is replaced with a call to treat people with love, honour and respect. But it’s hard work!
The tyranny of the moment: Controlling reactions in times of stress
- Ruth Baker •
- 20 March 2017
Proverbs 25:28 says: “A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls”. Without self-control we are without defences and are easily overwhelmed by the stresses of the moment, because there is nothing to stop the army of negative thoughts.
Allowing grief to be grief: Pastorally caring for those experiencing miscarriage
- Ruth Baker •
- 9 February 2017
As Christians, we believe a child is a child from conception: inside or outside of the womb doesn’t matter. So we need to let grief be grief, and treat miscarriage accordingly. Most of us are also not professional counsellors, but as pastoral carers, here’s some ideas we can think about.
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