Category Archives: Communion Meditations

Overcoming a Huge Deficit

Posted on May 22, 2015 by jesustrek

I play word games on line with some friends. One friend and I are evenly matched—she wins about half the time and I win the other half. Right now we have a game going in which she is absolutely killing … Continue reading →

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The Rock

Posted on May 20, 2015 by jesustrek

A few weeks ago a huge boulder fell onto a highway that I drive on occasionally. This rock, which was as big as a small house, landed right in the middle of the two westbound lanes. Luckily, no one was … Continue reading →

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Nothing Else Matters

Posted on May 15, 2015 by jesustrek

Dr. E. Stanley Jones, a Christian, once spoke at a university in India.  His topic was eternity. When Dr. Jones finished his speech and sat down, the president of the university, who was a Hindu, stood up and said, “If … Continue reading →

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Send

Posted on May 14, 2015 by jesustrek

I was supposed to send some information to a friend a few days ago. I typed up the message and found her address. Mission accomplished, right? No. The next day she called to ask for the information. I told her … Continue reading →

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Mothers’ Day Tribute

Posted on May 9, 2015 by jesustrek

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

Posted on May 8, 2015 by jesustrek

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?

Posted on May 2, 2015 by jesustrek

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!

Posted on April 20, 2015 by jesustrek

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

Posted on April 3, 2015 by jesustrek

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!

Posted on March 31, 2015 by jesustrek

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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