On All Saints, we remember the hopes we have of a future beyond our understanding, and in which the final barriers between God and ourselves are removed. And we pause…
We practice an open table in Ankeny UCC, meaning, all are welcome to take communion. Why do we do that, when Paul seems to argue that we need to have…
On the Emmaus Road, after Jesus's resurrection, some disciples finally get it and see the truth. Let's follow their examples and share our stories with one another as we seek…
Worship 101 continues with a study of communion. Where does it fit in worship? Why was it central, and then not, and should it be again? What are we doing…
This is the true institution of communion--the bread of recognition. When we dine with the disciples and see the stranger who had joined them on the road revealed as Jesus,…