November 5, 2026
Not Just on Sunday
Lonetta McKee
Theology & Bible
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Our Personal Savior
The Lord’s Supper is shared among believers, yet each Christian encounters Christ personally through remembrance, confession, forgiveness, and accountability before God.
The Wedding to Come
Communion points us back to the price Jesus paid and forward to the wedding supper of the Lamb, where believers will feast with Christ in eternal joy.
DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU
Doug Redford reflects on Mary’s words at Cana, Jesus’ obedience to death, and the Communion command: “Do this in remembrance of me.”
A Life Changing Experience
Those who witnessed the crucifixion of Christ were forever changed. The centurion, Peter, and John each show how the cross transforms lives and still speaks around the Lord’s…
God’s Promised Presence
A Communion meditation on Isaiah 57:15, reflecting on God’s promise to dwell with the contrite and lowly through the redeeming work of Jesus.
Christian Hope in a Cynical Age
In a cynical age marked by distrust and institutional failure, Christians need biblical hope—a confident expectation anchored in God’s character, Christ’s resurrection, and the Spirit’s sustaining power.
Preparing for the Bridegroom
John the Baptist’s joy as the friend of the bridegroom points believers toward Communion as a humble tribute to Christ and a hopeful anticipation of his return.
Living Beneath the Line of Despair
Ecclesiastes confronts the search for meaning by showing how education, pleasure, possessions, and work fall short when life is viewed apart from God.
AN OLD TESTAMENT GUIDE TO A NEW TESTAMENT SACRAMENT
The Lord’s Supper invites believers to consecrate their lives to Christ, remembering his sacrifice and receiving assurance of forgiveness through his cleansing blood.
HEARTBROKEN
Doug Redford reflects on the tin man, King David, and Jesus’ brokenness, inviting believers at Communion to cultivate hearts especially conscious of God.
Favorite Verses, Part 2
David Faust shares favorite New Testament verses from the Gospels, Acts, the Epistles, and Revelation, reminding readers that Scripture’s richness cannot be reduced to any single list.
FRESH MEMORIES
Doug Redford connects Ken Burns’ World War II documentary to Communion, showing how the Lord’s Supper keeps believers’ memories of Christ’s sacrifice, victory, and return fresh.
Favorite Verses, Part 1
David Faust reflects on favorite Bible verses, the inspiration of all Scripture, and memorable Old Testament passages that highlight God’s blessing, faithfulness, justice, mercy, and call to humble…
THE HERO GAP
This Communion meditation contrasts human heroism with Christ’s saving work, reminding believers that Jesus does not merely extend life—he gives eternal life through his body and blood.
AN UNEQUAL EXCHANGE
At the Lord’s table, believers exchange human brokenness for Christ’s divine wholeness, receiving forgiveness, peace, faith, healing, courage, grace, and completeness in him.
