At Sunday’s service Howard Reiter gave the communion meditation titled “The Bus Driver,” based on 1 John 4: 7-12. A group of teenage evangelists traveling in England and Scotland used music as their ministry, unaware…

Pastor Chase Riebel’s message Sunday was from John 4. Jesus went out of His way to go through Samaria so He could talk to a woman at Jacob’s well. The woman became a disciple when…

Darren McGhee gave the communion meditation at Colony Christian Church service about Jesus’ earthly father, Joseph. He’s not mentioned a lot in the Bible.  What kind of man was he? We know he was quiet,…

Whenever I visit a congregation and notice that communion is part of the liturgy, I get curious about the language that welcomes people to the meal. The bulletin often includes carefully worded phrasing — a…

ROME — When he meets with Pope Francis today, the United States’ top diplomat will try to avoid the elephant in the room. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken intends to speak to the pontiff…

In targeting America’s second Catholic president with a threat to deny Joe Biden the Eucharist over his abortion rights support, U.S. bishops risk deepening what is already a destructive rift among the nation’s Catholics. It…

Well, it looks like — barring a last-minute intervention by Pope Francis himself, and maybe not even then — the U.S. bishops will consider and vote on a proposal for a teaching document about Communion…

Denny Eilenstine gave the communion meditation on the importance of examining yourself before taking communion. Pastor Chase Riebel gave the sermon on “Ministers of Reconciliation.” We leave our church home and go into a world…

At Sunday’s Colony Christian Church, Howard Reiter gave the Communion Meditation titled “Knowing God,” reading Psalm 96. God is present everywhere. He brings comfort and hope and peace through all the trials we may face.…

At Sunday’s Colony Christian Church, Larry Wittmer gave the Communion Meditation referencing Psalm 119:89-96. God’s laws and commandments are for eternity, as enduring as the earth he created. Everything that has happened, and will happen,…