Author: Skip Moen, Ph.D.

  • Instructions for Giving

    On the first day of the week let each one of you put aside and save, as he may prosper, that no collection be made when I come.  1 Corinthians 16:2  NASB As he may prosper – Paul assumes the assembly at Corinth understands the obligation to care for others.  He doesn’t have to explain…

  • Momma Says

    As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior;  1 Peter 1:14-15  NASB Obedient children – So when do you and I grow up?  When do we stop being children?  Apparently…

  • Mobile Home

    you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house  1 Peter 2:5  NASB Built up – The verb here is oikodomeisthe.  Do you see the word “domestic” in this word?  It literally means, “to build a house.”  The word for “house” is the first part (oikian or oiko).  Notice that this…

  • Study Hall

    Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 NASB Be diligent – We looked at this verb just a few weeks ago (July 14) when we questioned the shift in psychological impact in the translation “do…

  • THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN PICTOGRAPHS

    Announcing a new study on the pictographs of the Ten Commandments. Over 100 pages of analysis.  Every word in the entire Exodus account of the giving of the commandments.  Linguistic and theological comments.  Dozens of Paleo-Hebrew images. Read about the fascinating background of our Hebrew text in its original form.  Consider some of the implications of Paleo-Hebrew…

  • Change of Venue

    “No one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven: the Son of Man.”  John 3:13  NASB No one – Apparently Yeshua was mistaken.  Everyone knows that good people go to heaven when they die.  Everyone knows that Moses and David and Peter and all the saints of the Church are in heaven…

  • Skip on TorahResource Radio

    An interview concerning “What You Must Believe,” an article I wrote in response to a South African publication. It was a great conversation.  Please tune in. Thursday (Aug. 7) at 5:00pm (EST) and again at 9:00pm (EST) If you go to www.trradio.com just press the listen button, then a play button comes up, hit that and you…

  • House Rules

    but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth. 1 Timothy 3:15 NASB Household of God – How are you supposed to behave in the…

  • Talking on Water: August 8-22

    Rosanne and I are leaving on August 8 for Rome where we will catch the Azamara Quest from Rome to Istanbul and I will lecture on board about the colonization of the Mediterranean and the cultures that influenced Paul’s world.  Here’s the brochure from the cruise line.  We will return on the USA on August 22….