"This is the Lord’s Table. It is not Grace Church’s table. All are welcome to receive communion.” It is not unusual to hear or read these or similar words—with the local parish or its denomination ...
Holy communion is probably the second most used liturgy in the Book of Common Prayer, often at 8.00am, but also occasionally later in cathedrals and collegiate foundations, which sometimes shoehorn it ...
Sacramentality is the breath of Christian life—life that springs from the sacraments and life that yearns to return to them. My Presbyterian granddaughter hasn’t heard about 500 years of conflict over ...
Sacrament. To say that word in a worship service of many American congregations will likely draw a raised eyebrow or perplexed glance. But our worship is generally grounded deep within a sacramental ...
Communion has been a theological battleground for centuries. For today's working pastors, however, many of the issues surrounding Communion seem more practical than theological. They're often ...