Category Archives: Communion Meditations

Mothers’ Day Tribute

John Killinger’s book Lost in Wonder, Love, and Praise includes the following tribute to mothers: I believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, who was born of the promise to a virgin named Mary. I believe in … Continue reading

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Looking Up

It’s so easy to get discouraged, living in a fallen world like we do. Bad things happen to good people. Sin brings suffering into the lives of the innocent as well as the guilty. You don’t have to look far … Continue reading

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Obedience or Performance?

Susan Maycinik once wrote the following essay for Discipleship Journal: “The line between obedience and performance can be a blurry one. Yet it is an important distinction to grasp, because obedience leads to life, and performance to death… Obedience is … Continue reading

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Better Wake Up!

Last week a baggage handler for Alaska Airlines fell asleep in the cargo hold of a jetliner that was about to take off. The plane had just departed when the worker woke up and started banging on the plane. The … Continue reading

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Open Door

My friend Janis tells a story about how her daughter used to have to prop open the door to her room so that the air would circulate. No matter what she tried to use for a doorstop, the door would … Continue reading

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Trapped!

I kept hearing strange noises in my office at church yesterday. At first I thought the source was coming from outside the building, but later I became convinced that some living creature had become trapped in the walls of the … Continue reading

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He Should Have Listened!

Pilate has gone down in history as one of the worst villains of all time. He could have avoided this dubious distinction if only he had listened. He should have listened to his wife. (Are you husbands paying attention?) “While … Continue reading

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It Was Planned

Occasionally a songwriter will say that the blood of Jesus was “spilled” at the cross. Some scholars cringe at that kind of wording because such lyrics may imply that what happened at Calvary was an accident. Nothing could be further from the truth! What … Continue reading

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Preventative Surgery

Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy a few years ago in a pre-emptive move to avoid breast cancer. Recently, she has undergone more preventative surgery, having her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed in hopes of reducing her risk of cancer. … Continue reading

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Facing Judgment

Former rap music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight has been charged with killing Terry Carter in early February. He is accused of running down Carter with his truck. Knight collapsed in a Los Angeles courtroom Friday after a judge ordered that … Continue reading

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