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…
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…
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…
As many of you know, Amy Gomes, a faithful reader in our community, mortgaged her home in order to finance the first ever school for handicapped children in Ukraine. That school is a great success (Hope Haven Ukraine) and a wonderful sign of God’s goodness in a world where these children are too often terribly…
He that conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion. Proverbs 28:13 NASB Conceals – This Hebrew word is kasa. It is used in poetic contrast with the word for “forgive” (nasa’). The root meaning of the word is “to cover.” It is used to describe a…
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.)
Here is the audio lecture on Ruth 3:1-9 [audio:https://skipmoen.com/audio/ruth-chapter-3-verse-1-9.mp3] (To listen, hit the Play button above, or right-click here, select “Save as…” and download the file to your computer.)
Today while I was praying the Lord reminded me that I am just a student like the rest of you. I am just learning as I go, making mistakes, drawing the wrong conclusions, feeling inadequate to the task. I try to be as careful with the text as I can be. I try to be…
“Who is there who speaks and it comes to pass unless the Lord has commanded it?” Lamentations 3:37 NASB Command – This Hebrew word (tsiva) has an important place in our thinking about God. Here it is found in a book that most of us don’t know very well. Lamentations is made up of five…
Why has my pain been perpetual and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Will You indeed be to me like a deceptive stream with water that is unreliable? Jeremiah 15:18 NASB Deceptive – My daughter called from the Navy base. “Dad, I talked to the career counselor yesterday and nothing that they told me…
