PERTH Invitation

In case you don’t read the blog site: We have the joy to invite all those in and around Perth to a special Sabbath gathering on 23 November, where you can hear Skip Moen expound from the Scriptures in their Hebraic context. We look forward to meeting Skip in person and hearing what our Heavenly…

To the Winner Belongs . . .

Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man, but any fool will quarrel.  Proverbs 20:3  NASB Keeping away – What does it mean to “keep away” from strife?  Does it mean to turn the other cheek?  Does it mean to walk away?  Does it mean to never press for the truth?  When you…

Insights from Africa

Yes, I know someone will say, “But this is a religious web site.  You shouldn’t be talking about politics.”  Maybe, but when I recently went to Zimbabwe and saw the portrait of “His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe Robert Gabriel Mugabe,” while holding the money pictured below, it reminded me of President Obama’s…

A Terrifying Calm

The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; he who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.  Proverbs 20:2  NASB Provokes – At 3AM I got out of my sleeping bag and unzipped the tent door.  There was just enough moonlight to see around the campsite.  Everyone else in the…

A Covenant of Purpose

The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.  Genesis 2:22  NASB Fashioned – If you read the Genesis account of creation within the framework of  covenant commitments, you might notice the following pattern.  God makes a covenant of power with male…

Oswald Revisited

Go, ye therefore, and teach (disciple) all nations,  . . .”  Matthew 28:19 cited in Oswald Chambers, My Utmost For His Highest Teach (disciple) – My Utmost For His Highest is the most popular daily devotional in the world.  For good reason.  Oswald Chambers lived a life of righteous devotion to his Savior and his…

The Great Commission

So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”  John 20:21  NASB As the Father has sent – Mention the “Great Commission” and nearly all evangelicals will immediately cite Matthew 28:19.  “Go, therefore, . . .” is the usual translation, but as we have…

After Isaiah

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;
And the government will [a]rest on His shoulders;
And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.  Isaiah 9:6  NASB   AFTER ISAIAH   Can any name reveal my heart And not be stained like me? At…