Introduction “Tolle lege, Tolle lege.” Those were the words that Augustine heard spoken by a little boy or girl (or angel) over a thousand years ago on the day…
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Stephen Spinnenweber
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Passive Worship Makes Passive Christians
by Stephen Spinnenweber November 14, 2025Introduction Corporate worship is the chief means of Christian discipleship (WSC Q.89). By “worship,” the Westminster divines included the reading, preaching, and singing of Scriptural truth, together with the…
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Thoughts For Young Ministers With Older Elders
by Stephen Spinnenweber September 17, 2025Introduction As I lifted my hands, scanned the room, and gave my first benediction, the realization that I really was a pastor now hit me like a ton of…
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Dear Pastor, May My Child Take The Lord’s Supper?
by Stephen Spinnenweber December 17, 2024Dear Pastor: My son has been asking lots of questions about the Lord’s Supper and particularly why he doesn’t partake yet. I have been doing some research online and…
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I don’t like change, and I know I’m not the only one. Change, even if it is a good and needful change, carries with it a tinge of sorrow…