God’s Authority

According to the terms of the law which they teach you, and according to the verdict which they tell you, you shall do; you shall not turn aside from the word which they declare to you, to the right or the left.  Deuteronomy 17:11 NASB Turn aside – It all comes down to choosing whom…

Fifty Years Too Late

Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.  Proverbs 19:20  NASB Be wise – I have recently been reading the early speeches of Abraham Heschel.  Fifty years ago his prophetic insight into our culture sounded the warning.  Fifty years later it seems as though we didn’t listen…

What You Can’t Have

Little children, let no one deceive you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous, the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning.  1 John 3:7-8a  NASB Practices – Rudolph Bultmann was one of the most important Christian theologians of the last…

Not by Bread Alone

Then He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” So I opened my mouth, and He fed me this scroll. He said to me, “Son of man, feed your stomach and fill your body with this scroll which I am giving you.” Then…

Misquoting the Commandments

“You know the commandments, ‘DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, Do not defraud, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.’”  Mark 10:19  NASB Do not defraud – Recently a reader asked the question, “Why doesn’t Yeshua quote the commandments as they are written?  The commandment says, ‘Do not…

The First Crusade

So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.  Acts 2:41 NASB Received – It is common to believe that this verse records the first Christian mass conversion, the first example of a Christian evangelical crusade.  Taken out of the context of the first…

2014 Schedule So Far

My travel and teaching begins in January and takes me all around the world in 2014.  CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE CURRENT CALENDAR If you are thinking about having me come to your area to teach, please contact Rosanne as soon as possible.  The months are filling up. You can reach Rosanne at   rosannemoen@mac.com

Did you purchase Cross Word Puzzles?

For everyone who purchased my latest book, Cross Word Puzzles, as a paperback or PDF, I would like you to have this Appendix, an examination of John’s first letter in light of the claim of Revelation 13:8 that Yeshua’s sacrifice occurred before the foundation of the world. This brief exegetical analysis of the verses in 1…

Broken Windows and Leaky Faucets

“But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” 1 Timothy 5:8  NASB Does not provide – By Michael Moen In today’s world we all grow up in different households with different family dynamics. The experiences we…

Are You Kidding?

Wake up, north wind, and come, south wind!  Blow on my garden and let its spices flow forth.  Let my lover come into his garden and eat its choice fruit.  Song of Songs 4:16.  (translation by Tremper Longman III) Come into his garden – The Bible and good sex?  Are you kidding?  Most of us…