Poem: This Cup, This Bread

Poem: This Cup, This Bread

This poem was written 1996, back at the beginning of the wrestling and research that eventually became Recovering Communion in a Violent World.

“I Am There among Them”: The Grief of Simulacrum and Other Lessons from Pandemic Worship

“I Am There among Them”: The Grief of Simulacrum and Other Lessons from Pandemic Worship

There’s a feeling that I’ve been struggling to grasp and articulate for months as this pandemic has dragged on, like the weight of a wet sweater. It comes after worship, usually —virtual worship these days—or sometimes while getting ready for an online service to begin. 

Idina Menzel’s “At This Table” Gets It Right in So Many Ways

Idina Menzel’s “At This Table” Gets It Right in So Many Ways

Out for the Christmas/Hanukkah holidays, Idina Menzel’s Song “At This Table” is an invitation that accomplishes something the church and the Christian music industry can’t seem to reach. The song presents a vision of meals where people who are different from each other do the 

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