Author: Skip Moen, Ph.D.

  • Like Father, Like Son

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    But Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in God’s place? Genesis 50:19 NASB In God’s place – Genesis is a book of emotional distance.  It begins with expulsion, continues through isolation (Noah), betrayal (Sarah), discrimination (Esau and Jacob) and ends with alienation (Joseph).  Through all of these lives, God seeks…

  • The Right Rights

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    “The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’  There is no commandment greater than these.”  Mark 12:31  NIV Neighbor – “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an…

  • The Devil’s Gonna’ Get You

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    So you also have some who in the same way hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans.  Revelation 2:15  NASB Nicolaitans – One of the reasons I avoid studies of verses in John’s apocalyptic revelation is the continual attempts to read the report of his vision as if it were predictive prophecy.  Any brief examination of the…

  • Venice Under Wraps

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    This was taken in St. Mark’s square.  Something most tourists don’t even see, but then maybe my eye is a bit different.  We just went to Venice by train for two days.  There are absolutely no tourists there (well, a few maybe).  It was surreal.  Usually the place is packed, but now after COVID there…

  • Who Is God?

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent; has He said, and will He not do it?  Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?  Numbers 23:19  NASB Not a man – Thomas Aquinas would have gladly endorsed this claim of Moses. …

  • The Philosopher’s God

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    For I, the Lord, do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.  Malachi 3:6  NASB Do not change – This is going to be long, but I promise it will be worth it. Christianity is essentially schizophrenic.  I don’t mean that “Christians” are in need of psychotropic drugs, although sometimes I suspect their public spokespersons…

  • The Royal Rachel

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.  Genesis 29:9 NASB Shepherdess – Today is the birthday of my daughter, Rachel.  On this day of celebration, I want to look at her name and a verse that talks about her character.  It’s the story of Jacob’s…