LATEST WRITINGS FROM PASTOR PHILIP HOPPE

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Common Salvation: Episode Six

Episode Six is up. This episode reflects on the Sixth Commandment. Please share this with your friends, especially laymen and laywomen in the church. You … Common Salvation: Episode SixRead more

Posted inMarriage and Family / Sexuality / Theology and Practice

The other shoe may soon drop

If you think the Pill changed our world, wait until this one gets fully approved.  One treatment, ten years of infertility.  How many 20 year … The other shoe may soon dropRead more

Posted inMarriage and Family / Theology and Practice

A fifth of households are traditional families

This article from the New York Times says the following in speaking of the last census numbers, “What is more, just a fifth of households … A fifth of households are traditional familiesRead more

Posted inMarriage and Family / Sexuality / Theology and Practice

Who should wear white on their wedding day?

I’m not certain if it’s as much of a topic as it used to be (sorry, canceled my subscription to Brides magazine), but it at … Who should wear white on their wedding day?Read more

Posted inMarriage and Family / News Clippings / Theology and Practice

My Eight Year Old Figured It Out

Add this to the list of things my kid was listening to that I thought I was the only one listening to.  I was listening … My Eight Year Old Figured It OutRead more

Posted inMarriage and Family / Sexuality

Marrying young?

Common knowledge is not always common sense.  For instance, we have a common assumption in our day that marrying late is always the best way … Marrying young?Read more

Posted inMarriage and Family / Theology and Practice

Separate

Separate Phones. Separate Facebook Profiles. Separate Cars. Separate Dreams. Separate Friends. Separate Bank Accounts. Separate Vacations. Separate Computers. Separate areas in a house. Is it  … SeparateRead more

Posted inMarriage and Family / Sexuality / Theology and Practice

Marriage as Dogma

Oh sure, I could add another post simply about the biblical definition of marriage is response to this article.  But rather than tracing another copy … Marriage as DogmaRead more