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The Sad Loss of the Common Cup of Christ
“This is my body, This is my blood.” Matthew 26:26-28 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Institution of the Lord’s Supper 26 While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread, and after blessing...
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Science: You Won’t Get Sick from the Common Cup of Christ
“One doctor said, ‘The number of bugs you can get from a Communion cup don’t have a prayer,’ ” Haynes recalled. “The chances of getting sick are less than talking after the [service] with someone who...
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The Common Cup Challenge
Try it – You Might Like It. Many who read this Blog grew up with a regular practice of receiving the Blood of Christ from a single, common chalice at Communion, but have in recent years, for one reason...
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I’d rather risk catching your cold . . .
or your Flu, or your AIDS . . . Drink ye all, of this . . . . . . than use the Lord’s Supper as a vehicle for separating myself from you by refusing to drink from the same cup as you. Fortunately,...
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Common Cup and Single Loaf, Again
“This is my body, This is my blood.” Luke 22:14-19 14 When the hour came, he took his place at the table, and the apostles with him. 15 He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover...
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The Greatest Christmas Gift
This Christmas Give Yourself The Greatest Christmas Gift Drink from the Chalice of Christ Instead of Dipping the Bread It Will Change Your Life Make 2014 the Year of Restoration of the Common Cup of...
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Take, Eat; This Is My Body
Saint Mark’s Syrian Orthodox Church, Jerusalem One of the traditional sites of the Upper Room in Jerusalem is the grotto (lower level) of Saint Mark’s Syrian Orthodox Church, now about twelve feet...
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The Church Might Never Have Been Born . . .
Drink ye all, of this . . . If these men had refused to share the Common Cup, the Church might never have been born. “The Sacrament is in the Sharing.” One in the Spirit, One in the Lord, One Cup...
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The Sad Loss of the Cup of Christ
First posted last summer, this has been one of the most popular posts in the history of this blog, perhaps because it deals with the heart-felt experience of sacrament. I believe it is a core...
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My Annual Rant Against the Offense of Wafer-Dipping
This Is My Annual Rant Against Wafer-Dipping in the Wine; Please Read It I’d rather catch your cold, or your Flu, or your AIDS . . . Drink ye all, of this . . . . . . than use the Lord’s Supper as a...
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