Communion Meditations
The Undiscovered Country
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Exploration of the unknown was a common theme in Gene Roddenberry’s fictitious Star Trek stories. Roddenberry sought to avoid spiritual truths, yet there are many lessons for Christians embedded in those futuristic fables. . . .
A President’s Faith
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Jesus fought for our freedom, as president Calvin Coolidge described, “not with the sword, but with the cross.”
Harmony
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When believers gather to share in the loaf and the cup of the Lord’s Supper, we too come together in harmony . . .
Masks
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With Jesus, we don’t need to wear a mask. Even if, out of habit, we try to wear one in his presence, he can see past the camouflage and deep into the recesses of each human soul.
His Face
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Since God sent Jesus “when the set time had fully come” (Galatians 4:4), we must conclude it is God’s will that we worship the person of Jesus instead of the image of Jesus.
Draining the Cup
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As we gather around the Lord’s table, consider two things about this “cup of death” Jesus drained: (1) the potency of the cup, and (2) the resolve of the one who drank from it.
Extremist for Love
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At Calvary, Martin Luther King Jr. contended, “Jesus Christ . . . was an extremist for love, truth and goodness, and thereby rose above his environment.”
The Look
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As we eat and drink, remember that Jesus knows our failures as clearly as he knew Peter’s.