The Purposeless Place

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Will Your wonders be made known in the darkness? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? Psalm 88:12 NASB The darkness – “Little doubt surrounds the meaning of this denominative verb coming from the noun ḥōšek (darkness). It occurs eighteen times, seventeen times in poetical books. Exodus 10:15 is the only occurrence of ḥāšak…

Neon Desert

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

When I was in Namibia, a man showed me a small gecko that lives in the great wastelands. As you can see, this 3 inch wonder is delightfully colored in ways that make no practical sense in a world of sand where camouflage is essential for survival.  This little animal hides under the sand during…