by Justin Marple | Apr 8, 2019 | Presbyterians Pro-Life, Systematic Theology
Unplanned, the movie, is out in theaters as I write. It took some sacrifice on my part to watch it today. I could’ve decided to wait and see it a few years from now after the initial DVD prices have fallen. Indeed, I personally have good financial reasons for...
by Justin Marple | Sep 16, 2015 | Elements of Worship, General Teachings, Systematic Theology, TEACHING
Many of those on the official rolls of American churches believe, as Christian Smith and Melinda Denton have observed among Christian youth, that it is good to attend church like it is good to take your vitamins or eat your vegetables, but that going to church is...
by Justin Marple | Apr 23, 2015 | COMMUNITY, Elements of Worship, Monthly Newsletters
Grace and Peace from Our Lord Jesus Christ! I’ve been discussing the order of worship on Sunday mornings in these articles for a little more than a year because of how crucial it is for us and our children to develop a deep faith. In a day and age when people...
by Justin Marple | Mar 26, 2015 | COMMUNITY, Elements of Worship, Monthly Newsletters
Grace and Peace from Our Lord Jesus Christ! Over the past year we have been exploring the elements of worship in these articles so that we can see a few of the reasons that we do some of the things that we do each Sunday. We certainly have not said everything that can...
by Justin Marple | Feb 25, 2015 | COMMUNITY, Elements of Worship, Monthly Newsletters
Grace and Peace from Our Lord Jesus Christ! Last month I made a few observations about baptism and how it serves to shape our desires, develop our imagination, mold our habits and set us apart for our calling from God. Baptism is not something that we observe every...
by Justin Marple | Jan 29, 2015 | COMMUNITY, Elements of Worship, Monthly Newsletters
Grace and Peace from Our Lord Jesus Christ! In our survey of the order of worship over these last several months we now come to the first of the two sacraments of the Christian faith – the sacrament of baptism. This is not a sacrament that we observe every Sunday, by...
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