LATEST WRITINGS FROM PASTOR PHILIP HOPPE

Posted inTheology and Practice

Liturgy as Catechesis; Catechism as Liturgics

Maybe everybody else has always realized what I am about to write about.  But as I was wrapping up my latest membership class, I had … Liturgy as Catechesis; Catechism as LiturgicsRead more

Posted inCommon Salvation

Common Salvation: Episode 19–Listen Now

Episode nineteen is up. Click on the image below to go to the main website. This episode reflects on the sixth petition to the Lord’s … Common Salvation: Episode 19–Listen NowRead more

Posted inCommon Salvation

Common Salvation: Episode 18–Listen Now

Episode eighteen is up. Click on the image below to go to the main website. This episode reflects on the fifth petition to the Lord’s … Common Salvation: Episode 18–Listen NowRead more

Posted inCommon Salvation

Common Salvation: Episode Thirteen

Episode Thirteen is up. Click on the image below to go to the main website. This episode reflects on the introduction to the Lord’s Prayer. … Common Salvation: Episode ThirteenRead more

Posted inTheology and Practice

Hallowed be Thy Name: Burn the Koran? Or Read it?

As you likely know, a small church in Florida will in a couple days burn the Koran to protest its errors.  What you might not … Hallowed be Thy Name: Burn the Koran? Or Read it?Read more

Posted inMarriage and Family

The Holy Work of Fatherhood

The first time a Christian father hears his child utter the Lord’s Prayer, a shudder might be appropriate.  After all when the words “Our Father” … The Holy Work of FatherhoodRead more