Sacrament. To say that word in a worship service of many American congregations will likely draw a raised eyebrow or perplexed glance. But our worship is generally grounded deep within a sacramental ...

Although steeped in tradition, Red Hill Lutheran Church has found ways to adapt during a pandemic that makes life anything but normal. When California closed places of worship four months ago in an ...

Communion has been a theological battleground for centuries. For today's working pastors, however, many of the issues surrounding Communion seem more practical than theological. They're often ...

CHICAGO - Sitting alone at her dining room table this past Sunday, Doris Aguirre took a bite of a soda cracker and a sip of the orange juice she had prepared to represent the body and blood of Jesus ...

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