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Fellowship between Christians and Jews?

By Skip Moen, Ph.D. | Apr 12, 2023

A Personal Relationship The question I received from a reader is very important: The Christians that I work with speak of having an ongoing relationship with Yshu’ah.  I see in them that this goes well beyond “believing in him”.  I see their genuine affection for him. We, as Orthodox Jews, are totally in love with…

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A Further Reflection

By Skip Moen, Ph.D. | Apr 10, 2023

“Through all this Job did not sin nor did he blame God” (Job 1:22). I received numerous emails following my description of the constant pain I have in my knee.  They were very encouraging, offering prayers and empathy.  But one in particular really touched me.  It was about another person’s pain, a young man who…

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Midnight Pain

By Skip Moen, Ph.D. | Apr 7, 2023

11:45 PM  5 April 2023 Pain.  24/7.  Never stops.  Never.  Injections, opioid drugs, therapy.  Nothing makes it stop.  Thirty days now without relief.  Every night it gets worse.  No sleep.  My knee aches in waves.  Then sharp like someone has a drill bit turning under the knee cap.  Always in the same spot.  Continuously. What…

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Something Cheerful

By Skip Moen, Ph.D. | Apr 4, 2023

So today the pain in my left knee was as intense as I have ever had.  During the therapy it was all I could do to not writhe on the table.  Afterward as I was making my way home, I saw these.  A cheerful sign.  What God made is a beautiful creation, even if my…

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A Little Color

By Skip Moen, Ph.D. | Mar 28, 2023

While my knee is so painful I can hardly stand (seeing the specialist on Tuesday), I needed something cheerful so I shot these on the dining room table.  Rosanne gets flowers every week from Asizze, a Moroccan, who stands in front of the local grocery nearly every day.  We have gotten to know him pretty…

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