Bells and Whistles

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Shout joyfully to God, all the earth;  Psalm 66:1  NASB Shout joyfully – Did you know that this word (rūaʿ) is most typically used for a battle cry, an alarm in war?  Oh, it’s also about praise, the shofar, exultation, and making a lot of noise, but most of the time it’s about war cries. …

An Apple a Day

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Shout joyfully to God, all the earth; Psalm 66:1 NASB Shout joyfully – Don’t you just want to scream? The world is such a mess. Tragedy surrounds us on all sides. Nothing seems fair. Even our best days are tinged with past sorrows. Wouldn’t it help to just yell? To howl towards heaven? Ah, that’s…