LATEST WRITINGS FROM PASTOR PHILIP HOPPE

Posted inTheology and Practice

Inward Looking and Loving Churches

Go to any conference focused on missions an they will tell you that one of the keys to being missional is to stop being inward … Inward Looking and Loving ChurchesRead more

Posted inTheology and Practice

How I Write a Funeral Sermon

For most laypeople, sermons are a bit like sausage.  If it ends up good, they don’t care how it was made.  I totally understand if … How I Write a Funeral SermonRead more

Posted inNews Clippings / Theology and Practice

The Streak of Death: Comfort after Boston and West, Texas

Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio once had a hit in 56 baseball games in a row. It was a streak that some say no one will ever … The Streak of Death: Comfort after Boston and West, TexasRead more

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How to address homosexuality in our culture: continuing the conversation

Recently, there’s been a lot of talk going around on Christian blogs about how Christians should be responding to the ongoing movement  to normalize homosexuality … How to address homosexuality in our culture: continuing the conversationRead more

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The Doctrine of the Real Presence is Ludicrous

How can God be contained in a flat piece of pressed bread?   It is ludicrous.  How can God be contained in all his fullness in … The Doctrine of the Real Presence is LudicrousRead more