Salvation Synonyms

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Do not abandon me, Lord;  My God, do not be far from me!  Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation!  Psalm 38:21-22  NASB Salvation – What does tĕšûʿâ mean?  It’s commonly translated “salvation,” but the ancient Hebrew idea isn’t loaded with theological content in the way we use the English word today.  In our world, salvation tows in…

Silence of the Lambs (4)

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

It is good that he waits silently for the salvation of the Lord.  Lamentations 3:26  NASB Salvation – The goal of silence is freedom.  Really?  Do you experience silence that way?  Or is silence a fearful thing, a place where you just don’t have any answer to your puzzles, a place where God was jailed for vagrancy and…