Lamedh

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Forever, O Lord, Your word stands firm in the heavens.  Psalm 119:89  Chabad לְעוֹלָ֥ם יְהֹוָ֑ה דְּ֜בָֽרְךָ֗ נִצָּ֥ב בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם לְדֹ֣ר וָ֖דֹר אֱמֽוּנָתֶ֑ךָ כּוֹנַ֥נְתָּ אֶ֜֗רֶץ וַֽתַּֽעֲמֹֽד לְמִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ עָֽמְד֣וּ הַיּ֑וֹם כִּ֖י הַכֹּ֣ל עֲבָדֶֽיךָ לוּלֵ֣י תוֹרָֽתְךָ֣ שַֽׁעֲשֻׁעָ֑י אָ֖ז אָבַ֣דְתִּי בְעָנְיִֽי לְעוֹלָם לֹא־אֶשְׁכַּ֣ח פִּקּוּדֶ֑יךָ כִּי־בָ֜֗ם חִיִּיתָֽנִי לְֽךָ־אֲ֖נִי הוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִי כִּ֖י פִקּוּדֶ֣יךָ דָרָֽשְׁתִּי לִ֚י קִוּ֣וּ רְשָׁעִ֣ים לְאַבְּדֵ֑נִי עֵֽ֜דֹתֶ֗יךָ אֶתְבּוֹנָֽן לְכָל תִּ֖כְלָה רָאִ֣יתִי…

Paradigm Formation

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

“Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots?  Then you also can do good who are accustomed to doing evil.”  Jeremiah 13:23  NASB Accustomed– How difficult it is to change how we think about life!  We can be presented with all kinds of compelling “evidence,” yet our real operating procedures remain fixed by past experience. …

Idolatry by Osmosis (Rewind)

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

but they mingled with the nations and learned their practices, Psalm 106:35 NASB Learned – In this verse, David described Israel in the 10th Century BC. He might as well have penned this line 3000 years later. Haven’t we mingled with the nations and learned their practices? Aren’t we in the same place as Israel…

The Lullaby Effect

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 2 Timothy 3:7 NASB Always learning – Are you comfortable? Of course, I’m not asking about the softness of the chair you’re sitting in. I’m asking if you are comfortable with your present state of mind, your understanding of your relationship with…

The Cure (5)

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow’s cause.  Isaiah 1:17 ESV Learn – God expects you to learn to do good.  Does that mean you need to take a course in biblical ethics?  Does that mean you need a reference manual on moral choices?  Does that…

Idolatry by Osmosis

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

but they mingled with the nations and learned their practices, Psalm 106:35  NASB Learned – David described Israel in the 10th Century BC.  He might as well have penned this line 3000 years later.  Haven’t we mingled with the nations and learned their practices?  Aren’t we in the same place as Israel before Babylon? What…

To Learn

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

And they cast lots for their duties, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the pupil. 1 Chronicles 25:8 Pupil – What does it mean to learn the Scriptures?  Just stop a minute and think about your definition of learning.  What characteristics describe a learner – a pupil? …

Pound for Pound

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

And let our people also learn to engage in good deeds to meet pressing needs, that they may not be unfruitful. Titus 3:14 Unfruitful – Soon it will be good fruit season in Georgia. Peaches will be ripe and plentiful. We will be blessed once more by God’s goodness as He provides for our bodies….

A New Authority

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

“Take my yoke upon you and learn from me“ Matthew 11:29 Learn from me – Today we are unaware of the audacity of Jesus’ invitation. We no longer hear these words in their context. They don’t cause scandal or outrage. But maybe they should. Maybe we have become too familiar with Jesus to feel the…