Press the NAV Button
Your ways, O LORD, inform me, your paths, instruct me. Psalm 25:4 Robert Alter translation Ways/paths – GPS is such a blessing. Just put in the address, press the NAV button, and both map and voice direct me to my destination. Now I only get lost when the guidance map is out of date. Amazingly,…
The Addict
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Proverbs 23:29 NASB Woe – This verse describes the alcoholic, but it might as well be attributed to any addict. Consider the characteristics. This person feels woe. What does that mean? He despairs of life. It’s…
Glad Tidings Tabernacle Service
Last weekend I returned to Glad Tidings Tabernacle in New York City for a great time with all the wonderful people there. Thanks. Skip
Red, Yellow, Green
He said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks come, but woe to him through whom they come! Luke 17:1 NASB Woe – Forget blue. The Bible doesn’t come in blue. Blue is not an obedient color. The Bible comes in red, yellow and green. Green is for obedient living. Green is good. …
Comments on the 613 Torah Commandments
At my last seminar in Virginia Beach, we discussed the modern applications of the 613 Torah commandments. We spent nearly 10 hours talking about this subject and we did not get close to covering them all. But we learned a lot. Unfortunately, my audio recording equipment failed during the sessions, so what I have is…
Be Prepared
Yes, let all who hope in You be not shamed. Let the treacherous be shamed, empty-handed. Psalm 25:3 Robert Alter translation Hope – After our recent discussion of batah, you might expect to find that word behind the English “hope.” To trust is to hope. The result is a public display. But that’s not what…
Skip and Rosanne Moen on Hebrew Nation Radio
On February 12, 2014, Rosanne and I were interviewed on Hebrew Nation Radio about my book Guardian Angel. The interview was aired live and covered not only the recent criticism of the book but also Rosanne’s personal reactions to the ideas in the book. If you want to listen to the broadcast, just click here to listen…
Shamed or Ashamed?
My God, in You I trust. Let me be not shamed, let my enemies not gloat over me. Psalm 25:2 Robert Alter translation Be not shamed – The Hebraic world is public. Its concepts of integrity, reliability, honor and disgrace are public. What happens in the world of the community determines character. The Greek world…
Watertight
My God, in You I trust. Let me be not shamed, let my enemies not gloat over me. Psalm 25:2 Robert Alter translation I trust – When I read these words from the psalmist, I get discouraged. He trusted in God in everything. Why can’t I be like that? Growing up in Hellenism, I learned…
