LATEST WRITINGS FROM PASTOR PHILIP HOPPE

Posted inMarriage and Family / Sexuality

Who redefined marriage first?

This opinion piece has much information to consider. While I do not agree with everything here or what is perhaps implied, I must agree that … Who redefined marriage first?Read more

Posted inMarriage and Family / News Clippings

Apologizing for the Bible?

Sorry FCWC, I cannot apologize. For to apologize would not only be denying what the scripture clearly and repeatedly teaches, but it would also be … Apologizing for the Bible?Read more

Posted inMarriage and Family / Theology and Practice

Walk Them Through: Divorce

At the training I received at Doxology, I was led through a technique to use when someone is considering suicide. The technique was quite simple. … Walk Them Through: DivorceRead more

Posted inAugsburg Confession

30 Days of Augsburg – Day 24 – Article Twenty-Three

Day 24. Welcome. The text is from Triglot Concordia: The Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church: German-Latin-English (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1921). These … 30 Days of Augsburg – Day 24 – Article Twenty-ThreeRead more

Posted inMarriage and Family / Sexuality

Prop 8 and and the Urge to Propagate

Proponents of gay/lesbian marriage usually suggest that those that are against it are simply behind the times.  We just don’t get it.  If we had … Prop 8 and and the Urge to PropagateRead more

Posted inMarriage and Family / Theology and Practice

Sin in the Act of Divorce

It seems that people in our day have forgotten that there is sin in the act of divorce. When people talk about getting divorced, they … Sin in the Act of DivorceRead more

Posted inMarriage and Family / Theology and Practice

A Metaphorical Argument Against Polygamy

To be truthful, I have never been quite convinced that polygamy is against the teachings of the Scriptures. Ringing time and time again were the … A Metaphorical Argument Against PolygamyRead more

Posted inMarriage and Family / Sexuality / Theology and Practice

The Heterosexual Agenda

Marriage is under fire. And it is far worse than most preachers on television will tell you. They want you to believe that it mostly … The Heterosexual AgendaRead more