Daily Bread, Holy Meal: Opening the Gifts of Holy CommunionAugsburg Fortress, 2014 M04 15 - 96 pages Communion, eucharist, the Lord's Support--by whatever name we call it, the sharing of bread and wine in the Christian assembly is a symbolic activity that possess more than one meaning. Samuel Torvend repositions Holy Communions as a renewal activity between the church and God. |
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