LATEST WRITINGS FROM PASTOR PHILIP HOPPE

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Christian Parenting 101: Show and Tell

Unfortunately, children pick up on everything.  Their eyes take in everything with photographic precision.  And their ears are always open and recording.   And while we … Christian Parenting 101: Show and TellRead more

Posted inMarriage and Family / Theology and Practice

Where does the rod lead?

Luther in the Large Catechism: “It is useful and necessary always to teach, admonish, and remind young people of all this so that they may … Where does the rod lead?Read more

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Deceiving our children…

My son in the local newspaper seemingly pleaded, “Santa, please come to my house this year.” The reason? Well because he has never come to … Deceiving our children…Read more

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STOP OUTSOURCING….Our Kids

We must stop outsourcing parental responsibility willingly to schools, day care centers, and government. If we want our kids to be respectable adults, we must … STOP OUTSOURCING….Our KidsRead more

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Protect the children: But who?

clipped from www.nbc6.net Father Defends Decision To Discipline Son With Belt Loscar Rodriguez, 30, said he punished his son using a belt because the boy … Protect the children: But who?Read more

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Bad Parents

Proverbs 13:24  Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him. The ELCA apparently has taken on … Bad ParentsRead more