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What did Jesus actually do?
This is a summary of what Jesus was up to between his baptism by John and his final journey into Jerusalem. It was my sermon for All Hallows Leeds last Sunday. It draws on the scholarship of the last 50 … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Churches, Ethics, Theology
Tagged Ambrose, Basil of Caesarea, Bible, Christianity, Communion, Eucharist, Galilee, Jesus, John Chrysostom, Roman Empire
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The origins of the Eucharist: not what you may have thought
Eucharist, Communion, Mass, Lord’s Supper. For the first Christians, it was their central activity. It was what they gathered for. Why? The usual story goes like this. On the day before he died, Jesus gathered with the twelve apostles for … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Churches, Theology
Tagged Communion, early Christianity, Eucharist, food, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Last Supper, poverty
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The Resurrection: what happened?
A few years ago there was a popular game of Bug the Bishop. Every Easter at least one newspaper would come out with a shock horror story about a bishop who didn’t believe in the Resurrection. They don’t do it … Continue reading
The divine and the Communion rail
Last Sunday I took the Communion service in a familiar church. Time was when I used to do that every Sunday. Doing it occasionally, as a retired priest just helping out, brings back memories but it’s different. The bit that … Continue reading