Who Can and Cannot Receive Communion?

Many, if not all, Christian churches believe communion is to be strictly for Christians only. My church is one that agrees with the teaching that non-Christians should not take the bread and cup. When I asked a friend and tried to tell him there wasn’t a Bible...

Before Christ, After Christ

By Justin at BeDeviant Some of you who read this blog follow Jesus. Some of you don’t, but are curious. We had a powerful weekend at my church where hundreds of people met Jesus for the first time. Part of that introduction came after a “skit” (for...

America Bless God

It’s said in almost any political speech. Many patriotic Americans have a bumper sticker with this three-word message on their car. We can be heard as a nation crying out this simple phrase, all the while, it seems, we’re only concerned about two-thirds of...

Sexual Abuse in the Church: A Catholic’s Response

This Lenten and Easter season has been a tough time to be a Catholic. While American dioceses seem to have mostly put the scandal of sexual abuse of children by priests behind them, the recent explosion of reports of abuse, particularly in Ireland and Germany —...