Why Weekly Eucharist?
The Rev. Teddy Ray explores the profound difference made by observing Holy Communion, or Eucharist, each week during worship
View ArticleUpstarts at the Table of God
Preparing to preside at Holy Communion, the Rev. Ken Hagler is struck by an inspiration that likens the Eucharist to the joys and challenges of a family table.
View ArticleIs Communion Intellectual Property?
The Rev. Morgan Guyton learns the hard way that liturgies for holy communion are protected by copyright, which makes creative alternatives difficult if not impossible.
View ArticleIs the Gospel a Party Invite or a 'Get Out of Hell' Card?
Maybe if Christians engaged more often in the Eucharist, they'd see the Church as the celebration of salvation instead of the scold of Hell, writes the Rev. Morgan Guyton.
View ArticleThe United Methodist View of Communion
United Methodists practice an "open table" theology of Holy Communion.
View ArticleShould Churches Offer Holy Communion Online?
United Methodist leaders will discuss the possibility of churches offering Holy Communion online during a Sept. 30-Oct. 1 meeting at the denomination's Board of Higher Education and Ministry in...
View ArticleTheological Reflections on the Internet as a Means of Grace
Holding Holy Communion over the Internet is a theologically appropriate way to "extend the table," writes the Rev. Dr. Gregory S. Neal of Irving, TX.
View ArticleMoratorium Urged on Online Communion Pending Study
A consultation of 27 scholars, pastors and bishops has urged a moratorium on holding Holy Communion via the Internet pending further study about the growing practice's implications for theology and...
View ArticleSeven Considerations About Online Communion
The Rev. Josh Hale outlines what he sees as the seven major aspects to be considered in The United Methodist Church's discussion of whether it's liturgically appropriate to offer Holy Communion via the...
View ArticleRemembering Madiba – Communing with Christ: Nelson Mandela and the Praxis of...
Nelson Mandela's bold actions to include his jailers in Holy Communion while in prison profoundly changed the sacrament's practice and created a new challenge for all Christians, writes Dr. David N....
View ArticleWhat Is World Communion?
This year's World Communion Sunday prompts David W. Scott to ponder other observances and programs designed to create a global United Methodist Community.
View ArticleBlack Sheep
United Methodist Jacob Cannon finds that his faith -- including such doctrines as the ordination of women -- makes him an outcast at times at his Catholic boys' school.
View ArticleThere Is Room at the Table – Sharing the Gifts Together
The Central and Southern Europe Conferences of the United Methodist Church focus on God's invitation to all to come to Christ's table.
View ArticleElection Day Communion
He doesn't know what needs to be said after a truly toxic presidential campaign, but the Rev. Morgan Guyton plans to offer Election Day Communion anyway.
View ArticleThe Communion of Casserole: On the Importance of Shared Meals
Holy Communion may come first to mind as a sacred meal, but there is also much grace in sharing meals in the midst of life's joys and tragedies, writes United Methodist layman Shaun Jex.
View ArticleWhy Weekly Eucharist?
The Rev. Teddy Ray explores the profound difference made by observing Holy Communion, or Eucharist, each week during worship
View ArticleUpstarts at the Table of God
Preparing to preside at Holy Communion, the Rev. Ken Hagler is struck by an inspiration that likens the Eucharist to the joys and challenges of a family table.
View ArticleIs Communion Intellectual Property?
The Rev. Morgan Guyton learns the hard way that liturgies for holy communion are protected by copyright, which makes creative alternatives difficult if not impossible.
View ArticleIs the Gospel a Party Invite or a 'Get Out of Hell' Card?
Maybe if Christians engaged more often in the Eucharist, they'd see the Church as the celebration of salvation instead of the scold of Hell, writes the Rev. Morgan Guyton.
View ArticleThe United Methodist View of Communion
United Methodists practice an "open table" theology of Holy Communion.
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