Author: Skip Moen, Ph.D.

  • The gods of Antiquity

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    “You shall have no other gods before Me.” Exodus 20:3 NASB gods – Today I want to make some comments on Michael Heiser’s book, The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible. Heiser’s basic position is that the biblical text, including the apostolic writings, rests on cultural and religious ideas that arise from Mesopotamian…

  • The “O’s”

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    I’m sort of busy today.  Way out in the Africa bush.  So I thought you might enjoy these while I am looking for lions. The “O’s”:  Oxford, Olden, Ooty, Orvieto, Owl Canyon Notice any pattern?

  • Added Emphasis

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long. Psalm 32:3 NASB About my sin – You know that translators and editors add words to the text to “make it flow” better in English. But sometimes they add entire thoughts. This appears to be one of those times. Yes, it’s true that…

  • Leaving the Wild

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    We are leaving the safari experience and heading home.  It was a great time of enjoying God’s wonderful creation, close fellowship and spiritual growth.  I’ll just leave this with you now, but there will be some personal comments to follow in a day or so.

  • Read It Again

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. Philippians 4:8 NASB Excellence – In 2013 we looked at the difference between the Greek idea of excellence (arête)…

  • I’m Not Appreciated

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.  Luke 10:38 NASB Welcomed – Martha will forever be remembered as the one who missed the point.   Mary chose to hear the teaching of Yeshua. Martha chose to concern herself with being a good hostess. John’s…

  • Reading According to Culture

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain. Titus 1:10-11 NASB Especially those of the circumcision – If you’re a replacement theology person, this verse is golden. Obviously Paul detested “those of the circumcision.”…