The Red Letter Bible

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

“Even if I thought there was hope for me, . . .”  Ruth 1:12  JPS Hope – What is your definition of “hope”?  Two questions might help you determine if your idea of hope comes from biblical sources or from the culture of Greek philosophy.  The first question is this:  “Is your idea of hope…

Red Between the Lines

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Behold, when we come to the land, you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window from which you let us down, . . . Joshua 2:18 Line – Usually translated “cord” in this verse, the Hebrew word tiqvah has a different meaning in every one of its additional thirty-one occurrences.  The fact…