The Supper doesn’t depend on the faithfulness of the Church. It depends on the faithfulness of Christ.
A rightly-oriented heart and a rightly-oriented love will consistently do what is best for God and best for our neighbor, which is why St. Augustine speaks of sin as a disordered love.
For Bonhoeffer, Christ crucified, and the cross of the Christian life were not of peripheral importance, but foundational.

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At the Transfiguration, we say farewell to alleluia and hello to the horrific reality of our lost condition.
God gives his church a story that helps to make sense of this life.
It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
What does professional wrestling and preaching have in common?
What (if anything) makes a sermon distinctive?
When you see the year ending, thank the Lord, because he had led you into this cycle of years.
We still think we can sort own own problems with more money, more education, more resources, more techniques, more, more, more.
Tolkien's hero Tom Bombadil functions to showcase the Gospel
No plot spoilers here just some really Good News
As much as we want the glory, riches, and knowledge of Dantes, what we need is Jean Valjean's candlesticks.
We must also address the stigma surrounding addiction within so many churches.
What if Jesus had said on the cross, “Earn it”?