Tag: Lord’s Supper
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HOW DO YOU MARRY SOMEONE?
The last few posts have been a little too wordy. This one will be swift and to the point. Sunday I talked about weddings and referred to the troubling fact that in the three years of seminary, at supposedly one of the premier seminaries in the world, I was never taught how to do a […]
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THOUGHTS ON COMMUNION–WARNING–THEOLOGY AHEAD
I thought I had been sucked into a deep black hole that transported me magically away into a previous time. What year had I been whisked away to? Was it 1920? Maybe 1950? Perhaps it was 1979, for that might be the year that sealed this moment. My temporary time travel was brought about by […]
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PASTOR GREENBEAN GOES TO CHURCH
Pastor Greenbean has been away for the past week. He spent the last week in an undisclosed location—deep in the heart of Texas—to work on a forthcoming book. (SPOILER ALERT: It is awesome). Even though I was gone, I still went to church. I have found that worshiping in other faith communities and other traditions […]
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ADVENT WEEK 2 TRANSLATION
Today I post what I translated last week in my Gospel Advent readings. These verses are very dramatic, featuring the conclusion of the frightening Olivet Discourse, Jesus predicting Peter’s denial, Judas’ betrayal and the Lord’s Supper. Curiously, the Gospel readings take a side trip away from Luke and over to John 8 for the “woman […]