The Temple as a Ritual Apex

The Temple as a Ritual Apex

By Dr. Walter Van Beek We have rituals in the church, many rituals. We call them differently, though, as we prefer to speak about the sacrament, about blessing, anointment, ordination, or more generally about ordinances – preferable priesthood ordinances – or...
My Mother’s Wedding

My Mother’s Wedding

I was at my mother’s wedding. I was my mother’s nine-year-old bridesmaid, dressed in a royal blue velvet dress with a round neck and an empire line marked by a white lace trim. I followed  my mother somberly as she made her way up the aisle of the Calvary Chapel to a...