Fall Over or Fall Under?

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

“Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each according to his conduct,” declares the Lord GOD.  “Repent and turn away from all your transgressions, so that iniquity may not become a stumbling block to you.”  Ezekiel 18:30  (T. Hegg translation) Stumbling Block – We might think we know this word since the same…

The Sin Virus

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Of David, a contemplation. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Psalm 32:1 Transgression/ Sin – Hebrew poetry rhymes ideas, not sounds.  One Hebrew technique is parallel construction.  In this technique, the first idea is matched with a second parallel idea and one idea elaborates the thought of the other.  In…