Hell on Earth

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Let the waters’ current not sweep me away and let not the deep swallow me and let the Pit not close its mouth on me. Psalm 69:16 [Hebrew Bible]  Robert Alter The Pit – Think of Beersheba.  The well of seven.  bĕʾēr, the Hebrew word for well or pit, is used in Genesis 16:14 in…

Funeral Feelings

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

He felt compassion for her, and said to her, “Do not weep.” Luke 7:13 NASB Compassion – Today I am in Assisi, Italy. You’ll probably get a picture or two of the basilica here, the one dedicated to St. Francis. And St. Francis is associated with compassion, I thought it would be appropriate to review…