The candlelight service started with a baptism and included a reading of the first Christmas to young children.

Jordan, a land rich in history and spirituality, often takes a backseat to the grandeur of the Vatican. But what if we told ...

While many Catholics might not be aware of it, the simple act of blessing oneself with holy water upon entering a church is ...

It occurs to me there are also different kinds of John the Baptists, different ways of making us clean and free. John does it ...

Lyric changes to the children’s song “When I Am Baptized” make it more doctrinally accurate. See the new words here.

“Doing membership interviews is one of my favorite parts of being a pastor…. we ask folks to tell us about their baptism so we can make sure they’ve truly been baptized. Of course, most baptism ...

A fire at Maretburg Baptist Church Sunday night could have had disastrous results. Instead, Pastor Peyton Bowman said the ...

Haitian American designer Daveed Baptiste reflects on culture, community, and fashion after winning a CFDA award.

A fire at Maretburg Baptist Church Sunday night could have had disastrous results. Instead, Pastor Peyton Bowman said the ...

REFLECTIONS TODAYJohn is a prominent Advent figure because he was sent by God to prepare the way of the Lord, i.e., the Messiah. While baptizing people in ...

Baptism is one of the most well-known rituals in Christianity. But what are the origins of this ritual? Did John the Baptist invent it himself?

There ought to be but three Christian denominations in the world,” an Episcopal bishop once said. ‘The Roman Catholics standing on one side for the authority of the church, and the Baptists standing ...