The Egocentric Gospel (1)

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 NASB Desires – Does God want you to have what you want? By translating the feminine noun mishalot as “desires,” we are inclined to believe that one of God’s purposes is to be the genie who grants us…

The Wish List?

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Delight yourself also in YHWH; and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 Desires – Well, this is more like it!  This spiritual magic formula has some usefulness.  If I just make myself happy with God, He’ll give me what I want.  Since I have a long list of “wants,” this…