Bull’s Eye

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

See my affliction and suffering and forgive all my offenses.  Psalm 25:18  Robert Alter translation Offenses – hatta’t is the predominate Hebrew word for “sin.”  It is a picture of missing the mark, as if we each were shooting arrows at God’s target and missing the dead center bull’s eye.  Livingston notes the following insight:…

Upside Down Secrets of Success

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Can a man take fire into his bosom and his clothes not be burned?  Proverbs 6:27   NASB Fire – I suppose you imagine that this little investigation is going to be about moral purity.  Or maybe you think that we’re going to investigate the relationship between ‘es (fire) and ‘ish (man).  But no, I’m going…