The Lord’s Supper: We Teach, We Remember, We Proclaim
Ethan Magness reflects on the Lord's Supper as a meal of memory, thanksgiving, and proclamation, pointing readers to Communion’s power to shape faith over time.
Theology & Bible
Theology & Bible helps Christians understand Scripture and the core teachings of the Christian faith. Explore Bible-based articles on biblical interpretation, doctrine, salvation, the Holy Spirit, baptism, communion, creation, and key themes across the Old and New Testaments. You’ll find thoughtful guidance for studying the Bible faithfully, applying God’s Word to life and ministry, and growing in theological clarity rooted in the gospel. Whether you’re a church leader, teacher, student, or everyday disciple, this hub equips you to know God through Scripture and live with conviction and hope.
July 12, 2009
The Lord’s Supper: Unpretty and Unavoidable
Jim Tune reflects on the Lord’s Supper, remembrance, and the importance of keeping Communion central in weekly worship, introducing a Christian Standard resource on its power, purpose, and promise.
The Lord’s Supper: The Power of Memory, the Power of Presence
Paul Blowers reflects on the Lord’s Supper, memory, Alzheimer’s disease, and the church’s powerful calling to remember Christ on behalf of those who can no longer remember.
The Lord’s Supper: Great Communion October 4, 2009
Victor Knowles connects the 1909 Communion gathering in Pittsburgh with the 2009 Great Communion, inviting Restoration Movement churches worldwide to share the Lord’s Supper together.
The Lord’s Supper: The Great Ordinance of Unity and Love
Victor Knowles introduces a Christian Standard resource on the Lord’s Supper and shares a sample reflection on Thomas Campbell, Christian unity, and Communion as “that great ordinance of unity and love.”
Remembering, Renewal, and Celebration
Mark A. Taylor introduces a special issue on the Lord’s Supper, Restoration Movement history, and the Great Communion celebration planned for Sunday, October 4.
June 24, 2009
The Baptism Bandwagon
Churches are seeing moving responses through spontaneous baptism weekends, as people respond immediately to Bible teaching and enter the water in street clothes.
To Know and Speak
Joe Bliffen explains why he remains a Bible-believing Disciples of Christ pastor, seeking to serve as “salt” while encouraging faithful ministers and congregations within the denomination.
April 19, 2009
Congregational Membership and the Worshiping Community: A Reflection on Church Polity
C. Robert Wetzel reflects on open membership, baptism by immersion, and the open Communion table, offering a practical distinction between a church’s worshiping community and formal congregational membership.
March 25, 2009
Interview with Jeff Vines
Jeff Vines explains how Christ’s Church of the Valley prepared for a sermon on baptism that led to hundreds of people responding in obedience.
March 25, 2009
Highlighting the Beauty of Baptism
Mark A. Taylor highlights baptism stories from California, Georgia, and Pennsylvania while pointing readers to Christian Standard resources that help churches teach baptism clearly.
March 11, 2009
Interview with Perry Stepp
Perry Stepp discusses biblical commentary, scholarship, Restoration Movement convictions, and how Scripture shapes ministry, church unity, and the way Christians engage difficult questions.
March 8, 2009
What Baptism Requests
Jon Weatherly’s article excerpt introduces a Christian Standard baptism resource and highlights the New Testament pattern of baptism in the context of conversion.
March 8, 2009
Read More About Baptism . . .
Jon Weatherely offers a concise bibliography of recommended baptism resources, including works by G.R. Beasley-Murray, Jack Cottrell, Robert H. Stein, and Jon A. Weatherly.
March 8, 2009
Understanding Four Views of Baptism
A Christian Standard baptism resource collects several 2009 articles, while this sample from Mark S. Krause’s review introduces Understanding Four Views on Baptism and its Restoration Movement perspective.
March 1, 2009
Not the Only Christians
Robert O. Fife reflects on baptism, grace, Dachau, and Martin Niemoeller while asking whether loyalty to biblical baptism can become blindness to the marvelous grace of God.
March 1, 2009
Remember Your Baptism
By Bruce E. Shields  This article is no longer available online, but all of the articles about baptism that appeared in the March 1 and 8, 2009, issues of CHRISTIAN STANDARD–plus a bonus article–are available for purchase as a single, redisigned, easy-to-read and easy-to-use downloadable resource/pdf (a fuller explanation is below).  Baptism: 7 Practical Perspectives Item 02973 “¢Â $2.99 What does the Bible teach about baptism? What does baptism symbolize and what does it accomplish? Why is there so much disagreement? Seven writers offer their insights on this controversial but fundamental topic in this 14-page resource that””with the exception
March 1, 2009
What Happened When I Preached on Baptism?
Brian Jones reflects on the pastoral challenge of teaching about baptism, introducing Christian Standard’s Baptism: 7 Practical Perspectives resource and the questions surrounding baptism’s meaning and importance.
February 25, 2009
Interview with Joe Grana
Joe Grana discusses baptism as a relational act of faith, a Restoration Movement conviction, and a point of Christian unity without requiring total agreement.
February 1, 2009
Is It Time to Move Beyond Truth? (Part 3)
Robert C. Kurka critiques nonfoundationalist theology, arguing that Christians can reject modernity’s overconfidence without abandoning truth, biblical authority, mission, and gospel proclamation.
