Author: Skip Moen, Ph.D.

  • A Little History

    Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy  Exodus 20:8  NASB Sabbath day – Donna Dozier wrote her doctoral dissertation on the transition from Judaism to Christianity in the early centuries.  In it she discusses the shift from Sabbath to Sunday.  As part of the historical record, she provides the following citation: “There is a…

  • The Other Shoe

    for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.  Romans 10:10  NASB Resulting – You’ll need to read a few other English translations of this verse to see the issue. “For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses…

  • Benefits Evangelism

    that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; Romans 10:9  NASB As – This is one of the crucial verses that we had to memorize when I was a child.  It is Paul’s statement about how to…

  • Things You Never Asked

    God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”  Genesis 1:28  NASB Fill/subdue – How much more coffee can you…

  • An Audience of One

    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, let your mind dwell on these things.  Philippians 4:8  NASB Worthy of Praise – Tim Tebow is generally excoriated by the media. …

  • Ask the Rabbi

    Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever islovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things.  Philippians 4:8  NASB Excellence – I came across the following discussion on the internet: “Question:  Hi….

  • Living Eulogy

    Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever islovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things.  Philippians 4:8  NASB Good repute – The rumor mill.  What a dangerous and sinful trap that…

  • Newton’s Laws

    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, let your mind dwell on these things.  Philippians 4:8  NASB Lovely – Sunsets.  Newborns.  Smiles at weddings.  Rose petals.  Waterfalls.  Tropical beaches. …

  • Uncommon Valor

    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, let your mind dwell on these things.  Philippians 4:8  NASB Pure – The Greek word hagnos is an uncommon word in the…