by jdcharles63 | May 23, 2021 | Reflections on Communion |
Provable scientific theories are eventually changed or discarded over time, but Albert Einstein said he was confident there was one theory that would never be discarded — the Theory of Thermodynamics. Its second law is most interesting. It states that, for any...
by jdcharles63 | May 2, 2021 | Reflections on Communion |
When I was first invited to lead in Communion and reflect on the meaning of the Lord’s Supper, I did some homework; I borrowed, from the old Evangelical Library, a very large book with explanations from each denomination of their different approaches to Communion, and...
by jdcharles63 | Mar 21, 2021 | Reflections on Communion |
When I heard our recent sermon on why are there so many denominations, I was reminded of how it is a miracle that we have been given the bible — that people were led by God to largely agree on the set of books and source documents, because any man-made construction...
by jdcharles63 | Dec 20, 2020 | Reflections on Communion |
I really enjoy Christmas – the decorations and lights, food, gift giving, and catching up with family and friends. But Christmas time also leads me back to the start of the bible, when God called Abram (later Abraham) to leave his country, his people, family and...
by jdcharles63 | Dec 6, 2020 | Reflections on Communion |
There is a painting by the French artist Paul Gauguin which has the longest and most interesting title that I know – it’s called “Where Do We Come From? Who Are We? Where Are We Going?”The painting doesn’t give any answers to those ultimate questions of life, and...
by jdcharles63 | Oct 25, 2020 | Reflections on Communion |
Earlier this year, during the worst of the Covid lockdown, like me, you were probably very grateful to have large transparent windows, to see out to the wider world, and to fill your house with daylight.And we had phones and the internet to stop us being isolated, so...
