Author: Skip Moen, Ph.D.

  • A Confused Soul

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    To the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might win Jews; to those who are under the Law, as under the Law though not being myself under the Law, so that I might win those who are under the Law;  to those who are without law, as without law, though not being without the law of…

  • Cultural Grammar – Rewind

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    At that time people began to call on the name of the LORD.  Genesis 4:26  ESV Name – Explain the grammatical connections and implications of calling someone’s name.  Let’s see.  In English (and also in Greek and most Indo-European languages), a name is a phonetic marker that represents some entity.  More importantly, it is an…

  • Human Mathematics

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    Far be it from You to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?” Genesis 18:25  NASB Deal justly – What does it mean to execute justice?  Paul gives us…

  • The Look of Lockdown

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    It’s early tourist season in Italy.  As you can see, there are lots of tour groups here in Parma.  🙂  Just count all the people. Oh, wait, there’s isn’t anyone here. Restaurants are not allowed to be open after 5:30PM.  Grocery stores now allow only 10 people at a time in the shop.  Trains are…

  • Messianic?

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    “I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a…

  • Paul’s Business Card

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,  Romans 1:1 NASB Apostle – One time at a gathering of believers I was presented with a business card that gave the man’s name followed by “prophet.”  I am sure he had that card printed in good faith, but I shuddered when…

  • The New Covenant – Once More

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.  2 Corinthians 5:17  NASB New creature – It’s easy to be confused about the covenants.  For centuries the Church has taught that the coming of the Christ meant a replacement of Israel, and as…

  • Life in the “Red Zone”

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    As you probably know, Italy has enforced a “lock down” of most of the northern provinces.  Parma is one of these.  So 16 million people, including us, are now prevented from traveling.  Life in Parma is changing.  The Italian economy will probably crash.  We are fine, but these great people here aren’t. Here are some…

  • Cultural Sexuality

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    “Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, ‘When any man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean.” Leviticus 15:2  NASB Discharge – You probably will never hear a sermon preached on Leviticus 15.  If you read the chapter, you will understand why.  It deals with the impurity caused by a “flow”…