For as long as humans have prayed, they have probably prayed at water places. Water often moves us to wonder, joy, terror or peace, and many times, water—whether it ...

I was watching a movie not long ago, in which Jesus was being baptized. As he walked down into the waist-deep water of the Jordan River, greeted by John the Baptist, I thought, “OK! This is it. At ...

When Jesus came to John to be baptized, Matthew tells us, “John tried to prevent him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, ...

I was baptized in a swimming pool in my childhood pastor’s backyard. I was seven. Asked to make a confession of faith, I mumbled something incoherent through chattering teeth. I was focused on the ...

The coronavirus pandemic did not stop parishioners of Willmar’s Assembly of God Church from publicly professing their faith this Sunday. Over thirty parishioners headed to Saulsbury Beach on Green ...

Baptism is a common practice in most Christian churches. It is a religious ceremony in which people wishing to turn to a religious faith are either immersed in or sprinkled with water. The common ...

More than 200 people were baptized Saturday at Marlins Park. The water baptisms were part of a three-day “Love Never Fails” International Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses. “Making a personal ...

I made the point a few weeks ago that I believe that trust in Jesus and what did He did upon the cross is sufficient to have a relationship with God for all eternity in Heaven. And I believe the Bible ...

Just as Jesus’ baptism launched his public ministry, our own baptisms ordinate us to a life of humble obedience and costly service. All four Gospels tell the story of Jesus’ baptism, as if every ...

In some evangelical churches, a once-staid ritual is returning to its informal roots — and things sometimes get “a little rowdy” along the way. Waves crashing over Paul Allen and Jimmy Scroggins of ...