But He searching the hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit Romans 8:27 But – There is no more important word in prayer vocabulary than this one: de. “But” God knows. How we need to dwell on this word! Lost in the wilderness, terrified by our loneliness, we can only answer one of…
¡De nuevo con ustedes! Trabajamos duro en restaurar la pagina en español, pronto comenzaremos a enviar los estudios. Nos hemos mudado a un nuevo sitio, pueden visitarlo en inglés en www.skipmoen.com, el cual pronto incluirá todos los estudios en español. ¡Pronto, muy pronto! Shalom, Skip y (Bessy la traductora)
for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; Romans 8:26 Groanings Too Deep – Sometimes prayer is simply silent agony. Sometimes the heart is so hurt that there just aren’t any words left to say. Sometimes there are only…
For the past week, I have been in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, teaching a group of local pastors about the Hebrew perspective on the New Testament. For most of them, this is challenging and exciting. This is my fourth year here, teaching as part of the GLOMOS and Global Action mission. The objective is to…
My intellectual theology is in pretty good shape. I have a good grasp of most of the doctrines. I believe them. I know the arguments and the proofs. But that kind of theology can’t save me from my demons. Just putting more correct information in my head does not give me more courage or fortitude…
for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; Romans 8:26 How To Pray – Is this really the problem? Does Paul mean to say that we don’t know how to pray? It doesn’t seem so. Prayer is ultimately about…
Having thus a fond affection for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us. 1 Thessalonians 2:8 (NASB) Our Own Lives – “Preach the gospel at all times, and when necessary use words.” St. Francis got it…
Having thus a fond affection for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us. 1 Thessalonians 2:8 (NASB) A Fond Affection – While most readers of the Bible don’t know it, there are often minor differences in…
He shall not be afraid of evil news, his heart is fixed, trusting in YHWH. Psalm 112:7 Fixed – Who among us will not fear bad news? That’s a pretty important question these days. Of course, it’s all relative, isn’t it? Our version of bad news doesn’t come close to the bad news in places…
For whatever things were written before were written for our instruction, that through patience and encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Romans 15:4 Whatever – First word emphasis. Once again we see Paul rearrange the vocabulary in order to highlight a thought. Here the first word is “whatever” (hosa), a word that we…
