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Discerning the Body in the Lord's Supper
Together with immersion, the Lord’s supper is recognized as one of the essential practices of the church of God. So important is it that it’s improper observance brings judgment upon those who eat and drink.
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The Logic of the Cross
Human logic often turns reason on its head. This tendency is especially seen in politics. Last Thursday, U.S. Vice-president Joe Biden said, “[W]e have to go spend money to keep from going bankrupt? The answer is yes, that’s what I’m telling you.”
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Only God Is Great
So many celebrities have died recently, it reminds one of the death, in 1715, of King Louis XIV of France, after a reign of 72 years.
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Remembering Death in Life
With the death of Michael Jackson, the media buzzes with details of his popular career and his bizarre life: star of the family group, the Jackson Five, the changes in his music, his marriage to Lisa Marie Presley, his financial woes, his three children, all of whom bear both his names, his cosmetic surgeries, the charges of child molestation. Death calls us to remember a life, no matter how wonderful or sordid.
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The Perfect Picture
Even before our son’s wedding last month, people asked us to send or show them pictures of the ceremony. Both those who were present and those who couldn’t attend wanted to see pictures. For those who are present, pictures are a way of remembering. For those who can’t attend an event or make it home for a holiday, pictures tell what happened.
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Songs in the Courtroom
As I searched through the hymnal for a list of songs to lead, I found almost nothing on the Judgment or on God as Judge. It just wasn’t there. One little phrase from the Psalms. And another from a song written by a brother in Christ about the Lord coming to judge. And that was it. Why, I wonder, is one of the major themes of Scripture absent from our hymns?
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Fact and Truth
Though it makes a difference to someone, whether a sports team wins a tournament or championship has no effect on my life. Not even on my emotional scale. Jesus rose from the dead. This is a fact, like the announcement of the winning team of a playoff. But more than a fact, it is a truth.
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World's Greatest Problem
On Friday a Brazilian Catholic cardinal declared, in jest, to reporters, that the family is “the world’s greatest problem.” This was his throw-away phrase to deflect speculation that doing away with celibacy among the clergy might raise the number of priests in his religion.
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Earnestly Desired
When Jesus wants something intensely, it’s worth paying attention. Intensely. He said literally, “With desire I have desired.” Some scholars understand this as a hangover from the Hebrew which intensifies the idea of the verb.
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Family Meal
The Lord’s supper is a family meal. It is for those who celebrate their redemption. It is for those who have been bought by the blood of the cross, who stand in a covenant relationship with God.
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