Body, Broken Violence, Trauma, and the Eucharist Content warning: violence, trauma, abuse. By Hannah King Two years ago my brother died violently. I did not witness the end of his life, but a vision of it was painted... Read More...
Real Presences: A Thought Experiment By George Sumner In his influential book The Household of God, Lesslie Newbigin understood the Church in a manner accommodated to the doctrine of the Trinity. The Church hearing and responding to the Word in... Read More...
Against Virtual Communion By George Sumner Since the rubrics clearly prohibit remotely consecrating bread and wine, the question of virtual communion is not one which could lead to immediate action, which is for the best. We can therefore have a dispassionate discussion of it. Fi... Read More...
He’s Asking Your Permission By Victor Lee Austin None of the disciples refused the cup or the bread. But they could have. “This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.” He says, “This is my body which is given ... Read More...
Virtual Communion and the Call to Discern the Body What would a practice of virtual Communion show us about the nature of Christ’s real presence in the consecrated elements?
(Don’t) Take and Eat: The Eucharist and Spiritual Reception By Junius Johnson It is a strange moment in the life of the Church: to show love to our neighbors we refrain from what is most vital in our outreach to them, namely, meeting together to celebrate word and sacrament. How right we are to do so is a question f... Read More...
Communion in Chaos in the UMC The coronavirus pandemic has shuttered United Methodist Churches throughout much of the United States. Over the past week Methodist pastors have made many difficult decisions. More are still to come.
New on the Podcast: “Worship and the Eucharist: Not the Same Thing” Due to the recent widespread cancellation of public worship, the Rt. Rev. Dan Martins reflects on the meaning of the Eucharist and challenges facing the church today. Listen now to episode 1 of The Living Churc... Read More...
