Finally, the big moment arrives; Lola covers her nose and is dipped into the water, much to the delight of the congregation who were on hand to view the beautiful ceremony. What a wonderful sight! In a caption accompanying several picturesof herself being baptized, Lola shares how Christ lov...
Basically what happened is this: As christian conservatives caught wind of drag queens reading to kids in libraries, white evangelicals did what they do in red states: They clutched their collective pearls, cried out for somebody to “think of the children,” and went on to pass a law to...
Jesus Christ was so intent on bringing the reign of God that he suffered and died on the cross for you; for me; for every child we have lost in miscarriage. It is in this same chapter that our Lord says, “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to gi...
Soon after, the pastor baptized me. The day of my baptism, my mom gave me a golden dove pen and quoted the part of the gospel when the Holy Spirit alights on Jesus like a dove after his baptism. This moment marks one of the few times I heard about the Spirit over the next decade...
you, and you’re hanging on the wall. I really felt like this is the first time I’ve been around big activity with a lot of well kids. I kind of grew up for a big chunk of the year around a lot of sick kids. So being around well kids was really exciting environment for me....
She picked Father’s Day because she’d been baptized on Father’s Day by her own daddy when she was younger. I replied that I, too, had been baptized on Father’s Day by my own daddy – June 16, 1985 – Ummm… I just cussed in my head because tomorrow is June 16, 2019. I ...
...the New American Standard "Open Bible" that was my first "grown up" Study Bible. This was my companion through the 80's. It's back pages have the dates when each of my three daughters gave their lives to Jesus, the dates they were baptized... ...