Month: July 2012

  • Skip Forgot

    Skip Forgot No, there isn’t anything wrong with the server today.  I just forgot to write a Today’s Word for today.  Frankly, I’m not surprised.  I’m feeling quite a bit of stress these days and am really near exhaustion.  I just forgot that July has 31 days.  That’s a pretty good indicator of how crazy my life…

  • Lessons from Ruth

    We have completed the study of Ruth. Here are some comments about the lessons we learn from this story. [audio:https://skipmoen.com/audio/lessons-from-ruth.mp3] (To listen, hit the Play button above, or right-click here, select “Save as…” and download the file to your computer.)

  • Ruth 4:13-22

    Here is the audio lecture on Ruth 4:13-22 [audio:https://skipmoen.com/audio/ruth-chapter-4-verse-13-22.mp3] (To listen, hit the Play button above, or right-click here, select “Save as…” and download the file to your computer.)

  • Ruth 4:1-13

    Here is the audio lecture on Ruth 4:1-13 [audio:https://skipmoen.com/audio/ruth-chapter-4-verse-1-13.mp3] (To listen, hit the Play button above, or right-click here, select “Save as…” and download the file to your computer.)

  • Ruth 3:9-18

    Here is the audio lecture on Ruth 3:9-18 [audio:https://skipmoen.com/audio/ruth-chapter-3-verse-9-18.mp3] (To listen, hit the Play button above, or right-click here, select “Save as…” and download the file to your computer.)

  • The Scales of Justice

    Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am gentle and lowly of heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  Matthew 11:29  ESV Yoke – Yesterday we connected Paul’s idea of “bond” with Yeshua’s statement about “yoke.”  “Freedom comes in chains,” we said.  When Yeshua invites us to take His…

  • Take My Yoke

     being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.  Ephesians 4:3  NASB Bond – Syndesmos is the Greek combination of words that mean “together” and “band or shackle.”  We might think of this word with the imagery of a chain.  Each link is welded together with the next.  The “bond”…

  • Loaves, Fish and Roasted Grain

    So she sat down besides the reapers.  He handed her roasted grain, and she ate her fill and had some left over.  Ruth 2:14  JPS Ate her fill – When we read this description of Ruth’s meal, we find connections to other stories about eating until satiated and having leftovers.  We think of stories in…

  • Looking for the Love of My Life

    207,557 people on Facebook viewed the offer of the “spiritual bracelet for men,” a hand woven bracelet that “promotes feelings of spiritual well-being.” I find that fact disheartening.  Imagine what kind of “feeling of spiritual well-being” would be fostered if these 207,557 people gave $1 a month to the efforts to rescue children from abuse…

  • Phonetic Confusion

    He that conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion.  Proverbs 28:13  NASB Confesses –  “Yada, yada, yada,” is a common Hebrew phrase that has made its way into English.  We are familiar with its idiomatic meaning – “and more like that” or something similar.  You know…