Author: Keith Atkinson

“All nations will stream to it, and many people will come and say, ‘Come, let us go to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob.’” That’s an Old Testament prophecy. And a prophecy is

Amen. In Genesis 22, verses 1 through 2, God commanded Abraham, saying, “Abraham,” and he said, “Here I am.” And he said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and

Grace, mercy, and peace from our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Okay, we need to admit it: as Lutherans, setting aside a Sunday to celebrate the Lutheran Reformation is odd.

There’s a secondary purpose to these festivals, especially for the Festival of the Reformation. It reminds us that there was a long period of time in the church — centuries — where the message was predominantly a message of works-righteousness,

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. We got a call from a pastor friend about two weeks ago or so. He had just

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. Amen. On the missal stand — that’s where the book is — the altar book. The altar book contains all the worship services

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. Habakkuk is an unusual prophetic book, unlike all the other Old and New Testament books of the

Voltaire was a French philosopher, born in 1694, died in 1778. And he expressed the typical attitude of the unbeliever when he said the following: “Even if a miracle should be wrought in the open marketplace before a thousand sober

About King David: the Lord our God, counting numbers, and Satan. 1 Chronicles chapter 21, verses 1 and 2, says the following: “Then Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to count Israel. So David said to Joab and

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen. We have a saying, “Put your money where your mouth is,” and I’m sure you’re all acquainted with