“Christian.” I responded.
“That’s not what I mean. Where do you go to church? Are you a Baptist or something?”
“No.” I responded. “I am a Christian…a believer…a follower of Jesus Christ. I don’t consider myself a part of any organized religious organization.”
“So you don’t go to church?” He persisted.
“Well, sort of. You see I believe that we as individuals make up the church. Church isn’t some place you go but something you are part of. We are all part of the Body of Jesus…the Body of Christ.”
“Communion?” He said.
“Huh?”
“I used to go to church and I thought that communion was the body of Christ. That’s what they taught me when I was in Sunday school. The blood and body of Jesus. The minister gave it to us at the end of the service.”
(WOW. Not sure who’s head was spinning more.)
“That’s not the same thing.” I continued. “Communion is ...
