Why reopen debate about what we serve for Communion? Because it matters that we follow God’s commands. When I teach evangelical college students about the practicalities of Communion, I’ll often begin ...
“What are you doing?” the nurse asked me from across the hospital cafeteria. He was grabbing a late lunch. I was asking the cafeteria staff for a spare hot dog bun. “Grabbing things for Communion,” I ...
There’s a story about a little girl who went to "grown-up’s church" for the first time. On this Sunday, the congregation was sharing the Lord’s Supper. When the elements were served, she said to her ...
Why our church emphasizes a meal where all are welcome. The room was dark, and the lights were dim. Between the lobby and the sanctuary, I (Jamaal) was reminded by five people that there was no need ...
At a time when division and polarization have come to characterize civil society and even churches, the celebration of the Lord's Supper stands as a sign of unity: "Because there is one bread, we who ...
On February 29, for the first time in nearly 500 years, a Catholic mass was held in the main church in Geneva – the Protestant theologian John Calvin’s adopted home town. It’s still not clear from ...
I am becoming quite religious in my old age. Like a lot of people in their late-40s, my mind has turned to matters of faith and the life eternal, now that I am most likely well into the second half of ...