Author: Skip Moen, Ph.D.

  • A Very Sobering News Story

    One of the readers on this site provided this link. In my opinion, it is almost to late to wake up the West to what is happening.  Political correctness and guilt are about to destroy our way of life. CLICK HERE for the video report or use this link. http://tv.naturalnews.com/v.asp?v=E24A5A2D3EB8D78ACF700681243362B3 Try counting the “woman and children”…

  • Petition or Presence

    So God heard their groaning; and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Exodus 2:24 NASB Heard – “In its original form, prayer is not asking God for anything; it is not a request. It is a cry; an elementary outburst of woe, a spontaneous call in need; a hurt, a sorrow, given…

  • Happily Ever After

    To Seth, to him also a son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of the Lord. Genesis 4:26 NASB To call upon – Everyone wants a fairytale, but we end up with stories.   What’s the difference? In a fairytale, true love wins, evil spells are…

  • What Kind of Fool? (Rewind)

    Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man, but any fool will quarrel. Proverbs 20:3 NASB Fool – Proverbs employs several different words for the English “fool.” Knowing which one makes a big difference. “Fool” can be the translation of ‘ewil (as it is here), or kesil or nabal. Sometimes it is even…

  • No Escape (Rewind)

    For the day of the Lord draws near on all nations, as you have done it will be done to you. Obadiah 15 NASB Draws near – The word here is not a verb but an adjective. The word is qarob. It is used to indicate something that is close at hand or about to…

  • A Brief Comment on Blogs

    I’ve noticed lately that occasionally blog comments get very long.  What this generally means is that people do not read them.  On this blog, brevity is paramount.  Why?  Because a blog is a way to dialogue, not monologue.  Think of it this way:  how much conversation occurs when the other person talks for five to…

  • The Debt

    Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength and not just please ourselves. Romans 15:1 NASB Ought – Are you a Twelve-Step thinker? It really doesn’t matter if you ever attended a Twelve-Step meeting. A Twelve-Step thinker is someone who realizes the “should’a, could’a, would’a” thinking sets us up…

  • AFRICA and ISRAEL

    WAITING FOR “GO” You need some travel updates. Yesterday a terrific couple who were scheduled to go to Africa on the safari and study of the wonder of God notified me that they have to cancel. The reason is actually very uplifting. They are adopting a child from Poland and the government requirements will put…

  • The Order of Sacrifice

    “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When any man of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of animals from the herd or the flock.’” Leviticus 1:2 NASB Of you – Do you remember Kushner’s comment about word order in translation? (see November 10, 2015). She…