Communion
20 conversations where the hosts get into communion.
20 conversations
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'Do not deny anyone communion ever': the hard question
- Is it true that no one should ever be denied communion?
A listener statement brought via a Twitter question argues communion is never to be denied ('Remember, Jesus fed Judas').
From No. 512 · She Knows, Right?
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Dear LFTP: sobriety and communion wine
- How should a recovering alcoholic handle communion wine at church?
A listener eighteen months sober writes that her church serves wine, not grape juice, for communion and she has been told to avoid all alcohol.
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GodIsImaginary proof 29: communion as cannibalism
- Is communion ritualistic cannibalism?
The hosts walk through proof 29 of the GodIsImaginary.com 50-proofs series, which argues communion (Mark 14, Luke 22, John 6:53) looks like ritualistic cannibalism.
From No. 127 · December 17 2012
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Rebutting proof 28 and a preview of proof 29
- How do you know your God is the right one?
The hosts answer proof 28: the counterfeit-dollar analogy (one true answer among 20 wrong ones isn't disproven by the crowd), the category error of lumping the biblical God with…
From No. 126 · December 10 2012
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Can you read too much Bible? The flat-reading case
Ben kicks off the first hard question and Mike makes the opening case: you cannot take in too much of God's inspired word, but the teaching layer (books, podcasts, YouTube videos) is different.
From No. 541 · Why Not The Second Heaven
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Ebenezer's: remembering what God has done
A host argues people need Ebenezer's — physical or written reminders of God's faithfulness — and tells a youth-group story from fifteen years ago when he angrily shushed two women…
From No. 527 · Angels and Blessings
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Teaching block: expectant prayer, waiting, and remembrance
- What does it look like to pray with expectation that God will act?
An extended discussion on praying with expectation that God is at work rather than forcing His hand; God showing up in small things (trapping a bug) to build trust for the big…
From No. 478 · John Paul Burtch
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Renewal proposal: a cross in every sanctuary
- Have we made too much of the symbol of the cross and forgotten the act?
Proposal five, a cross in every sanctuary, gets a cool reception: the hosts agree the symbol is fine but warn against investing in the symbol while forgetting the act, drawing the same line with communion elements versus actual remembrance.
From No. 387 · Renewing Deuces and Fearing God
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Church renewal proposals: communion and Sunday services
- Are Jake Meador's church-renewal proposals actually worth adopting?
The hosts react to writer Jake Meador's '15 proposals for ecclesial reform' from the Mere Orthodoxy blog, voting thumbs up or down.
From No. 386 · At Me, Bro
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Three tips for a church potluck and the 'Jesus table'
- Is it wrong to bring leftovers to the church potluck?
- Why is Revelation 3:20 a bad proof text for the 'Jesus table' potluck pitch?
The host finally finds the potluck article and reads all three tips: set an abundant table (Jesus spent his days healing and eating, say scholars John Dominic Crossan and Christine Pohl), invite the needy, and 'expect Jesus to show up.'
From No. 339 · Kenny Got A Plane
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Communion: the biblical meal vs the cracker-and-juice ritual
- Is communion meant to be a formal cracker-and-juice ritual, or is it any meal believers share in Christ's name?
The hosts wrestle with communion in the American church: one confesses he hates the individualistic communion moment and ends up manufacturing a heaviness that isn't there, blaming fear of taking it 'in an unworthy manner.'
From No. 245 · The Billboard Apology
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Facebook rant: the decline-of-the-church list and what 'ministry' means
- What is a cottage ministry?
A host reads a Facebook post claiming church decline starts with dropping hymnals and denominations and ends with coffee bars and no Wednesday service; the hosts dismiss it as peripherals that do not determine whether truth is taught from the pulpit.
From No. 203 · Grace Received, Grace Shown
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Ordinances versus sacraments: Dan's settled position
Dan argues the Protestant reduction of baptism to a symbol came from lumping baptism and communion into the same bucket of ordinances or sacraments, a word Scripture never uses, forcing one to either elevate communion or lower baptism.
From No. 539 · Birdcage
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Communion: the new covenant, and prepackaged wafer comedy
On communion: hosts reflect on Jesus' words — body broken, blood shed, the new covenant — and warn against the "unworthy to take it" trap, since the very sin it represents is what Jesus died for.
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Prayer, communion, the Passion of the Christ, and J. Michael McCoy
Returning to the prayer theme, the hosts reflect on prayer-room tools for connecting with God without going stale, communion as a regular God-given aid for hard hearts, and…
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Anointing oil for sale, tabernacle incense, and a mailed communion sampler
The conversation moves from the highway story to the commercialization of religious practice: whether anointing oil can simply be bought at a Christian bookstore, what substances…
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Communion trappings: the funeral-dirge country church
The hosts argue biblical communion was simply Jesus eating a meal with friends, and mock the trappings churches attach to it: gold-rimmed trays, glass vs. plastic cups, grape-juice brand loyalty, suit-coat-buttoning rules.
From No. 68 · September 12 2011
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Acts 2:42 and the order of worship; preaching over basics
The hosts trace worship elements to Acts 2:42, apostles' teaching, prayer, and breaking of bread, noting Scripture prescribes very little about an actual service order.
From No. 68 · September 12 2011
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Communion conundrums
Lighthearted communion talk: whether taking communion at both services is gluttonous ('I'm just here for the juice'), chewing gum during the elements, and noticing when the church switches juice brands ('I don't think Jesus really tasted like this').
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Communion juice, opera voice, and the break
The crew jokes that the show is 'primarily centered on Jesus and marshmallows' (seg-01303), complains the communion juice has tasted funny ('Get Welch's'), notes Dan's recurring opera voice, and asks Dan's wife to verify 'Bison Boy' via the chat.
From No. 4 · Fast Food, the Holy Spirit, and Kidney Stones