Instant Subversion...
- Saturday nights before preaching always feel like the calm before the storm. It's really weird.
- Back to the Future with the Beast. So great!
- The beast rocked his tryout for the Michigan Blue Jays this morning. #prouddad
Subversive Amps…
communion Archive
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Communion and Faith
Posted on May 6, 2010 | View CommentsOne day not very long ago my son and I were sitting in the gymnasanctatorium at our church readying for worship to begin. That particular morning was a communion sunday and the table was front and center and covered. For a 6 or 7 year... -
When’s a meal not a meal?
Posted on April 29, 2010 | View CommentsI am often times amazed at the fact that when the early followers of Christ came together they always gathered around a table. This table was where they would eat and enjoy the presence of one another and Jesus. It is remarkable when you think... -
Gluten-free: BRILLIANT!
Posted on April 28, 2010 | View CommentsThe first Sunday of every month is our community’s traditional time to celebrate the Lord’s Table. It probably looks like any other communion celebration, but it does not sound like any other I have been a part of. As a church leadership team we found... -
Cannibal? Yes, yes, I am.
Posted on April 23, 2010 | View CommentsAre you a cannibal? I am. -
Water and Wine…
Posted on April 21, 2010 | View CommentsOver the next handful of days I want to tease out some thoughts on the sacraments. In the Protestant tradition we have two sacraments: baptism and the eucharist. I think that these two means of grace are essential for the church today and that they... -
Here's a competing vision on Communion…
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Communion…now this is good…
Posted on August 6, 2008 | View CommentsMy son and I were worshipping together on Sunday and being the first Sunday of the month we partook in Communion. As the elements came to us, he smiled at me and we had the following conversation: Ethan: Do I get some of that? Me:... -
Communion 2…
Posted on July 1, 2008 | View CommentsMy friend Tim challenged me to go deeper with this. So, I have been thinking about it for the last few days and meditating some more about why Communion is so significant right now in our time and place. I keep going back to mystery... -
Communion…I think it's a big deal…
Posted on June 20, 2008 | View CommentsAs I begin to write this I am feeling a bit like I am walking on sacred ground. In the Protestant tradition we only have two sacraments: communion and baptism. I have been thinking a great deal about the role of both. As I mentioned...