Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Isn’t the cup of blessing that we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Isn’t the loaf of bread that we break a sharing in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Communion is an important ordinance practiced by many Christians (it's one of the seven sacraments for Catholics). After all, it's ...

In the Rev. Gene Shelburne's column last Saturday, he seems to be perplexed about why some churches would refuse to break bread with others. He didn't like the feeling of being left out of Holy ...

This Sunday’s Gospel comes in short (Matthew 22:1-10) and long (Matthew 22:1-14) versions. I urge clergy to exert themselves and read reading four extra verses, because they address a too-neglected ...

Bethel-Emmanuel UMC Charge recently invited the community to two special Holy Week services.A solemn and meaningful observance will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Maundy Thursday, April 2, including the Last ...

The Church reflects on the mystery of God himself — one God in Three Persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit — on the first Sunday after concluding the joyous season of Easter with Pentecost. (For ...

“Like the deer that yearns for running streams, so my soul is yearning for you, my God. My soul is thirsting for God, the God of my life” (Psalm 42:1). Beyond all that we hunger and thirst for is the ...

At a time when division and polarization have come to characterize civil society and even churches, the celebration of the Lord's Supper stands as a sign of unity: "Because there is one bread, we who ...

The Eucharist is one of the most symbolic parts during the celebration of Mass, for it’s a celebration of Christ’s sacrifice and His presence at that moment. Net photo The ongoing reforms being ...

A biblically grounded study of God’s oneness revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, drawing on Scripture and the ...

Communion is an important ordinance practiced by many Christians (it's one of the seven sacraments for Catholics). After all, it's a sacred reminder of the sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross for ...