It’s always about which pastor or church can baptize the most people or put on the most extravagant baptismal super event.

"This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" (Matthew 3:17). This verse is from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic Gospels in the New Testament of the Bible, and is about the ...

As a community gathers to remember and celebrate the baptism of Jesus, all present are offered an opportunity to reflect upon their own sacramental initiation into Christ and the church. Jesus defined ...

Baptism: A Guide to Life from Death aims to bridge the divisions that exist within Chris­tianity over baptism. Part of Lexham Press’s Christian Essentials series, Peter Leithart’s book focuses on the ...

Can it really be the case that God would not recognise the baptism of any departed soul because the priest, his servant, had messed up? (TerryHealy / iStock / Getty Images) The past week has seen news ...

The Israelites, under the leadership of Joshua, used the Ark of the Covenant as a sacred totem to stop the flow of the Jordan River when they crossed to claim Canaan as their promised land. They were ...