Day: August 16, 2012

  • Florence and Pisa

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    I am enjoying the experience of God’s grace found among those old architectural monuments erected to honor Him.  The dedication to creating beauty and elegance in places of worship always bring me a sense of reverence.  I am also enjoying the conversations around meals.  Great discussions of serious issues about exegesis, history and culture.  Soon…

  • Ruth and Rebekah

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “Blessed be he of the LORD, who has not failed in His kindness to the living or to the dead!”  Ruth 2:20  JPS Has not failed – What does Ruth have to do with Rebekah?  If you read the two stories in Hebrew, you would be struck by the repeated…