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Proclaim His Death at Christmas
By this bread and wine, so say the words of institution, we proclaim Christ’s death until he comes. But it’s not just Christ’s death that we’re proclaiming, it’s our own as well, and the death of the whole world. We’re … Continue reading
Tell It Again
Around the Thanksgiving Table and at Christmas time, we tend to do a funny thing: we tell the same stories over and over again. And this can get tedious, so going into the holiday season, we all should do a … Continue reading
One Loaf
The scriptures say in 1 Corinthians 10 that those who partake of the offering become part of the offering. That’s the reality behind the image of eating. As the sage hath said, you are what you eat. If we all … Continue reading
Salutes and Wedding Rings
Every covenant has signs and seals, symbols and rituals that declare and reinforce the invisible realities. So when a man and woman marry, they give each other rings. Those rings don’t make them married; if her wedding band falls off … Continue reading
Forgiven Much–Forgives Much
Christ said that he who has been forgiven much loves much. And we can complete the argument by adding that he who loves much will be quick to forgive. What we receive from our God we pass on to our … Continue reading
Ordinary Stuff
One striking thing about this meal is its ordinariness. What is more common than bread? What is more common than wine? We put a nice tablecloth on the table and a platter under the bread, but in some ways that … Continue reading
Survival Guaranteed
When Paul is on route to Rome in order to appear before Caesar, his ship sails into a terrible storm. It is so bad that the crew and passengers are unable to eat, for days. We’re not told why. Maybe … Continue reading
In Your Very Mouth
Every Lord’s Day God cleanses us from our sins and gives us Himself, and this is gift beyond any reasonable creaturely expectation, but it is entirely consistent with the nature of the Triune God. He has been giving Himself away … Continue reading
Reversing Babel
Way back in Genesis eleven, at the tower of Babel, the people were united in mind and will to do evil, and God foiled them by dividing them. In Acts 2, God reverses this curse by sending out His word … Continue reading
Eat and Drink Courage
This meal is a proclamation, Paul said so: when we eat and drink, we proclaim the Lord’s death. It’s like a trumpet blast which echoes through the cosmos. We declare the death of our Lord and Master. We point to … Continue reading
Of Shoes and Ships 