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Paul Carter on Family Worship
Paul has been married to Shauna Lee for 22 years and together they have 5 children ages ranging from 7–21. He is the lead Pastor of First Baptist Church, Orillia and host of Into the Word podcast.
When did you start doing family worship?
We’ve always done a form of family worship but began to be far more intentional and structured in our approach about 12 years ago.
What does family worship look like…
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Building Spiritual Habits for the Sake of Love
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“Why do we read the catechism every week?” she asked. “What difference is it making?”
She may as well have asked about any one of…
What Is Family Worship?
“And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and…
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