On Solid Ground

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

All Your commandments are faithful; they have persecuted me with a lie; help me!  Psalm 119:86  NASB Faithful – It’s unfortunate that this translation pushes us to view the commandments as spiritual. “Faithful” makes it sound as if miṣwâ belong in the realm of religion, where “faith” operates differently than the rest of our “practical” lives.  Such would…

Firm Footing

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good reputation  Philippians 4:8 True – True is not correct.  I don’t mean that this isn’t the right translation.  It is.  The Greek word, alethia, means “true.”  But the…