Lullaby

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustains me.  Psalm 3:5 [English]  NASB Slept – Look at Robert Alter’s translation: “I lie down and I sleep.  I awake, for the LORD has sustained me.”  Notice anything different?  Alter’s translation renders the verbs in the present tense.  The action is happening now.  The NASB renders the…

Simple Things

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustains me. Psalm 3:5 NASB Awoke – Life as it is. Not life as I want it to be. Just what is now. That’s where I find God. Just waking up. Oh, what a joy! God didn’t decide my time was over when I went…