Comments on: Unleavened SDA-style Communion Bread Recipe

By: summer murphy

summer murphy — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:13:43 +0000

Thank you for your excellent recipe. I have been looking for an unleavened version due to health issues with yeast and candidas. As for the theological thread, let me say (as a reconciled Catholic — I came from a Church of Christ scripturally insistent background) that the tradition of flat bread comes from the Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which was being celebrated in Jerusalem by Christ and the Apostles the night He was betrayed. Yes, we believe in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and believe Christ Himself taught that. Interpretation aside, I commend those who try to *commun*-icate with love. And I regret the stridently anti-Catholic tone of a few posters. I would offer that “catholic” means “universal”, thus we belive that the Catholic Church is the Universal Church, and we are all family in Christ. May God bless the work of your hands, my brothers and sisters.

By: andy

andy — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:37:36 +0000

Dear friends in Christ, first off I would like to thank you for the recipe, but most of all I am appaled at the ignorance, prejudice, and judgmental attitudes which some of you are displaying towards other Christian traditions.

Is it not ironic that the very meal by which we are united and which this recipy entry is about is being used to air fracture and division!

PLEASE leave the biblical theology, liturgics, and theology to those who have been gifted with this understanding.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:56:37 +0000

Please check out YouTube video set:
SDA Communion Bread, Pt. 1, 2, & 3.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5iS6AJecvk

Similar recipe but in a VERY easy way to make it without a lot of mess! Some symbolism is included about the ingredients, but that is all based on personal impressions and gathered from Messianic tradition.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:37:10 +0000

I loved the passover bread in the pretty, polished gold trays that was served at communion when I was little. I remember reenacting passover with my dolls using Wheat Thins. It was a very special memory.

However, the bickering over legalistic details while completely overlooking the big picture reminds me again of why I left the SDA church. It’s much more than a small minority of Adventist people who are like that, too. What a huge turn-off.

By: Zoe

Zoe — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 07:40:11 +0000

Thank you for this recipe and for all who have made positive comments. I have made this using wholmeal spelt flour and also added sunflower seeds (for personal use) and it’s brilliant.

I am also an Adventist and would like to appologise for the friction apparent from reading through the comments and is grateful that the Lord is our judge and not our peers.
Belive in Jesus and Live forever..

By: Patty

Patty — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:58:21 +0000

Dear Jenna, thanks so much for this recipe it’s always been a winner - I no longer attend church regularly, but am still my old church’s official communion bread baker - because of your recipe. Being the baker keeps me connect to a group of very special people, even if its just once a quarter - a great reminder that God has a special ministry for everyone. Many blessing.

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:52:53 +0000

Thank you to Leanne for the gluten free version of this recipe! It’s amazing how many people are gluten intolerant these days and have to miss out on communion because of this. I just made a batch and I think it may even be yummier than the wheat variety!

Also, as an Adventist, I too cringed when I read some of the comments made by my fellow church members. Like Leanne, I offer my sincere apologies to everyone who read or received these inappropriate tirades.

These comments, beliefs and behaviours are not representative of the majority of Adventists - far from it. But unfortunately, every religion, club, community or societal group will have a tiny percentage of people who are overzealous to the point of being socially inappropriate. And because they believe they are well intentioned, it is very difficult to address these anti-social beahviours. Again, I am so very sorry that in this instance, this very tiny percentage from Adventism was who you all encountered.

By: Leanne

Leanne — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:20:03 +0000

This is a great recipe - I just tried it, but as a gluten intolerant person, I substituted the flour with one cup of buckwheat flour and one cup of gluten free plain flour. It came out fantastic!

I’d also like to say that as an Adventist, I am embarrassed by some of the inappropriate comments made by my fellow church members on this thread. I would like to apologize to the people who were on the receiving end of these comments. Please be assured the vast majority of Seventh-day Adventists are kind, happy, respectful people, who couldn’t care less if the ordinance bread was burned, buried or eaten by the birds.

By: cranestr

cranestr — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:38:24 +0000

Romans 14:1 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. 2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. 3 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him. 4 Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
v 10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
v 14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
v 19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
1 Corinthians 6:12 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
If we are under grace and not the law, then why do we squabble about the law? Why do we judge one another when we need to judge ourselves and become holy? In John 17 Jesus prays for us all to be one. One with each other and one with God. For what purpose? So the world would know that Jesus is sent by God!

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:08:48 +0000

Yeast was left traditionally out of bread because it puffs up the loaf and is symbolic of Lucifer when he was all puffed up with his own beauty and he tried to become higher than God…it’s a symbolic thing in the old testament.