Accepted
Watch & Listen to the Book of Ruth below.
Mark Driscoll presented a 6 part series at his church on the book of Ruth. As part of that presentation they produced a beautiful video of the reading of Ruth. It starts off each of his 6 parts. So watch the first few minutes of each of the six parts and you will have gone through the Book. Click each of the play buttons below to view the wma format video. Altogether it may take about 15 minutes. His message that follows each section is quite interesting if you have the time.
Play Video: 
or Read "Accepted"
Philip Yancey writes the following about the Book of Ruth.
"You can read this small book in several ways: as a tiny, elegant portrait of life in ancient times or as a record of God's faithfulness to the needy or as an inspiring story of undying friendship. Perhaps the most accurate way to read this story, however, is as a missionary story. God not only accepts Ruth, a member of the despised Moabites, into his family, but also uses her to produce Israel's greatest king. Ruth's great-grandson turns out to be David. To anyone who thought God's love was for Israelites only, Ruth's life makes a striking contradiction."