One Question Satan Wants Every Church to Ask
Not all questions are good questions. Godly curiosity has limitations. The serpent’s question, “Did God really say…?” (Genesis 3:1) resulted in the fall…
Category: Steadfast in the OT
Pastor Eric Andersen
DOXOLOGY: the One Program Satan Doesn’t Want Your Pastor to Attend
In “Dying to Live: The Power of Forgiveness”,[1] Harold Senkbeil makes the observation that when a Christian is baptized, Satan puts a target…
Caricatures of Catholicism: Mary
The present divisions within Christendom are surely the result of a great deal more than doctrinal divisions. Doctrinal divisions exist, to be sure,…
Keeping the Two-Edged Sword Sharp
The author of Hebrews says, “The word of God is living and active, sharper than any two edged sword,” (Hebrews 4:12). A sharp…
The Small Catechism: A Treasury of Daily Prayer
Good prayer books are hard to find. While good prayer books are available, [endnote 1] most people are after convenience. Just as many…
Christian-craft: Godly Prayer or Satanic Art?
You wouldn’t think Satan would be able to use something as godly as prayer for his demonic purposes. When he can’t stop us…
Do I Have “Torah” Written on My Forehead? (The Importance of Daily Devotions)
The Divine Service is the main course of a wholesome, spiritually nutritious diet. There’s nothing quite like the gathering of the saints—past and…
Neutering the Bible
Words matter. Luther once said, “And let us be sure of this: we will not long preserve the gospel without the languages [Hebrew,…
Weasel Creeds and the devil’s tricks…
St. Paul teaches that the Church is the body of Christ (1 Cor 12:12ff.). Christ is not divided (1 Cor 1:13), nor should…
Sermon on Genesis 2-3
Have you ever had the dream where you were up in front of a crowd giving a speech, only to realize at some…
Divine Service in Genesis 1-3
A proper relationship with God is one in which we are first of all passive. This is clearly taught in the first two…
Polycarp and the fire which only burned for a season — A sermon by Rev. Eric Andersen
Associate Editor’s Note: With this posting we welcome Pastor Eric Andersen to our regular writers. He will usually be writing in the category…