Author: Skip Moen, Ph.D.

  • Two Times Only

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    Then he said to them, “Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”  Nehemiah 8:10 NASB Joy – Are you tired?  Are you weary?  Do you long for some far-away place…

  • Too Good to be True

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

     I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. Luke 15:7  NASB Joy– Why does Yeshua make such an outrageous claim?  Think about it. Aren’t ninety-nine righteous people a great delight to God?  Aren’t they a blessing to others? …

  • Hope and Joy

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    The hope of the righteous is gladness, but the expectation of the wicked perishes.Proverbs 10:28 NASB Gladness – Of course, joy must confront the inequity of human living.  Far too often it seems the wicked prosper while the righteous suffer. Far too often justice appears to have taken a holiday.  Biblical authors often address the apparent contradiction of a…

  • Who Can Do This?

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    The people went out to see what had happened; and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting down at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they became frightened.   Luke 8:35  NASB In his right mind– “If you sum up what people tell you…

  • A Blissful Life

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    O clap your hands, all peoples; shout to God with the voice of joy. Psalm 47:1  NASB A note about Friday’s post:  As you probably guessed, we have on-going issues with the service we use to send out the daily emails.  Friday was another missed Today’s Word.  Then it went out on Saturday, which was not supposed to…

  • Not Going There

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    So they went on their way from the presence of the Council, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer shame for His name.  Acts 5:41  NASB Rejoicing– When the disciples were beaten and instructed no longer to proclaim Yeshua as Messiah, they reacted in a way that is not easily understood.  They rejoiced.  This seems particularly strange given…

  • Underworld

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    “There is none like the God of Jeshurun, Who rides the heavens to your help, and through the skies in His majesty.  The eternal God is a dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms; Deuteronomy 33:26-27a  NASB Everlasting arms – “And, of course, one of the things we must listen for is joy.  It’s hard to…

  • Hebrew Joy

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    You shall multiply the nation, You shall increase their gladness; they will be glad in Your presence as with the gladness of harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.   Isaiah 9:3 NASB Gladness– One English dictionary defines joy as “a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.” As you can readily see, this definition follows the Greek conflation of chará and hēdonḗ (rejoicing and pleasure).  It’s typical…