Communion Meditations

The Crux of the Matter

by Christian Standard | 2 January, 2023 | Communion Meditations

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How does a just and holy God punish sin while also forgiving man as a loving and compassionate God?

Looking Back and Looking Forward

by Christian Standard | 26 December, 2022 | Communion Meditations

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Certain events invite us to both look back and look forward—graduations, weddings, New Year’s Day. At these times we consider the significance of the past and anticipate the future. The Lord’s Supper is such an event.

Traveling by Starlight

by Christian Standard | 19 December, 2022 | Communion Meditations

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Ignatius wrote words about a birth on his way to his death . . .

Have You Seen Me?

by Christian Standard | 12 December, 2022 | Communion Meditations

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On December 24, 1961, a cartoonist at the Louisville Courier-Journal, Hugh Haynie, published a cartoon that has been repeated in that newspaper on Christmas Eve ever since. . . .

Your Picture on His Tree

by Christian Standard | 5 December, 2022 | Communion Meditations

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Some evening when you are looking at your beautiful Christmas tree, think about another kind of tree mentioned in Scripture in a passage where Paul described the impact of Jesus’ death. . . .

Showing Up

by Christian Standard | 28 November, 2022 | Communion Meditations

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Communion reminds us of a beautiful part of the Christmas story. . . .

Observing Back Sunday

by Christian Standard | 21 November, 2022 | Communion Meditations

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These days, Black Friday seems to get more attention than Thanksgiving! . . . Perhaps we should consider making every Sunday “Back Sunday,” especially when we partake of Communion.