Home from the Hospital
Malachi James Moen is home. Now it’s a matter praying that God will remove and restore any damage he had during delivery. Here he is:
Along the Road
I have become a marvel to many, for You are my strong refuge. Psalm 71:7 NASB Marvel – You didn’t intend to become a celebrity. You thought you’d just go about your life and mind your own business. But things happen. People see what you’ve done. They hear about your choices. They recognize your face. Suddenly, you’re…
Up, up and North
I am in Anchorage for a conference. The facilitators arranged for me to have some “air” time. Here’s my ride, and some of the photos of this great country.
A Sacrificial Life
I have leaned on you since my birth; You are He who took me from my mother’s womb; my praise is continually of You. Psalm 71:6 NASB Leaned on – The Hebrew word tāmak means “to grasp.” The word sāʿad means “to sustain.” Neither one is used in this verse, but it’s important to see the difference. Here the word…
Confident Assurance before Melanchthon
For You are my hope; Lord God, You are my confidence from my youth. Psalm 71:5 NASB My confidence – The NASB translation of Hebrew 11:1 is “ Now faith is the certainty of things [a]hoped for, a [b]proof of things not seen” (online version), but in the 1995 edition, the verse reads “ Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” You…
Heaven Can Wait
Save me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the wrongdoer and the ruthless, Psalm 71:4 NASB Save me – The first thing we should notice in the Hebrew text is that the call of the poet isn’t the first thing in the Hebrew text. The first thing is the…
Update on Malachi James Moen, born 29 July 2022
As you know, my grandson, Malachi, was born a few days ago under difficult conditions. I asked you to pray for him as he was having seizures following birth. Those have stopped. The neurologist has determined that he had a mild hematoma to part of his brain during delivery. While he appears to be responding…
A Divine Oath
Be to me a rock of dwelling to which I may continually come; You have given the commandment to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress. Psalm 71:3 NASB The commandment – What do you think the poet means when he says that God has given the commandment to save him? Do you think he…
Biblical Conformity
In Your righteousness rescue me and save me; extend Your ear to me and help me. Psalm 71:2 NASB Righteousness – Conformity is almost a dirty word in the modern world. As we discovered yesterday, self-identity and self-concern were pregnant in the idea of the individual, born into a new sense of Man in the…
