Leave Me Alone

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Do not become teachers in large numbers, my brothers, since you know that we who are teachers will incur a stricter judgment.  James 3:1  NASB Teachers – didáskaloi.  “Teachers.”  “imparting theoretical and practical knowledge with the highest possible development of the pupil as the goal.”[1]  Oh, how this verse terrorizes me.  I teach.  Frankly, I can’t help it.  It’s…

The Edge of Belief

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Stricter judgment – “Sometimes I feel like a guide escorting others through the rooms of their own house.  What a treat it is to watch them open doors to rooms never before entered, discover unopened wings of their house containing beautiful and creative pieces of identity.”[1]  Irvin Yalom’s comment stirred similar feelings in me.  The…