The OT book of Ruth tells the story of two women who experienced a level of distress—painful and desperate situations--that threatened to overwhelm them. It also offers an amazing blueprint of God’s plan for restoration—including our own. Each “distress” God allows in our lives can become His divine brush stroke, adding color, maturity, depth of character, and a deep and eternal beauty that will be ours forever. God promises to restore what sin, and the effect of sin, has destroyed in our lives. If distress is your story…and restoration your hope…this book is for you. Dan Schaeffer is an award-winning writer who pastors Shoreline ommunity Church in Santa Barbara, California. His work has ppeared regularly in more than thirty different Christian magazines nd periodicals, in many different countries and languages. He is also he author of A Better Country: Preparing for Heaven, When Faith and Decisions Collide, Defining Moments, and In Search of the Real Spirit of Christmas.