Author: Skip Moen, Ph.D.

  • Worshipping the Roman God

    And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 1 Kings 19:12b  NIV Gentle whisper – You know the story.  Elijah calls down fire from heaven.  He proves YHVH is the only God.  He slaughters Jezebel’s four hundred false prophets.  Victory is his.  Then a single, wicked woman sends him a threat and Elijah, “ran for his…

  • Compiano

    The Grimaldis, the Royal Family of Monaco, have their roots right here. A marble plate hung on the castle wall reports all the royal families that have inhabited the castle since the year 800 AD.

  • Speed Limit

    In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.  Genesis 1:1 NASB In the beginning – Abraham Heschel’s two volume work, The Prophets, is undoubtedly one of the most important theological texts you can read.  It’s not simply an analysis of the message of the prophets like you would find in commentaries.  It is a tour…

  • Justice Out of Balance

    He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.  Psalm 103:10  NASB According to  – Is God just?  Frankly, I hope not.  Justice means the application of the law without bias.  It is personified in the famous blind lady holding the balance scales. If God blindly measures me…

  • Just a Tiny Town

    Gazzuolo is a village of 2,247 people, but you never know what kind of gems you will find in small places like this in Italy.  Here are two pictures of the church in Gazzuolo, built 356 years ago when nearby Montova was ruled by the Gonzaga family.  Now it is falling apart, but if you…

  • The Bipolar God

    Thus My anger will be spent and I will satisfy My wrath on them, Ezekiel 5:13a  NASB Will be spent – The biblical God is in serious need of mental health counseling.  Just look at the swings of emotion He displays: Since you are precious in My sight, Since you are honored and I love you, …

  • Don’t Worry, Be Happy

    “For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?”  Matthew 6:25  NASB Do not be worried – God worries about you.  Do…