THE Bible specifically speaks about the qualifications for those who will lead a congregation of people. These qualifications have been the same for almost 2,000 years. Jesus is the perfect ...

There’s a story about a little girl who went to "grown-up’s church" for the first time. On this Sunday, the congregation was sharing the Lord’s Supper. When the elements were served, she said to her ...

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 ...

A biblical understanding of food whets our appetite for the fullness of the Lord’s Supper on Maundy Thursday. Evangelicals need to thicken our theology of the Lord’s Supper, first by drawing more of ...

BIBLE investigators were given a boost in the search for the Holy Grail after its location was tracked in a document written 500 years after the Last Supper. The Holy Grail is said to be the cup that ...

Liturgy is drama, and Holy Week invites us not just to watch but to play our own part. The rituals of remembrance last an entire week (and a lifetime), drawing us evermore deeply into the mystery of ...

Holy Communion is best known as a Roman Catholic sacrament offered at Sunday Mass, but it is also a religious ritual practiced by other Christian faiths. This week’s clergy discuss the rite practiced ...

Why our church emphasizes a meal where all are welcome. The room was dark, and the lights were dim. Between the lobby and the sanctuary, I (Jamaal) was reminded by five people that there was no need ...

A PASTOR MUST BE AN EXAMPLE TO THE FLOCK (I Peter 5:3) — shepherds are examples of bibli-cal expressions sexually, time management, marriage, parent-ing, worship, relationships and any other way. A ...