Knowing You Are Ready for Baptism
Getting baptized is not a decision that should be taken lightly. Making a religious decision on baptism is important, and it is a choice that shouldn't be taken lightly. Perhaps you were baptized as a child but feel b ...
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Should We Encourage Children to Get Baptized?
You're at church, and your 8-year-old child overhears the preacher talking about the baptism of other people. You watch a video as a congregation showing a reenactment of Jesus getting baptized, and your child thinks i ...
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The Process of Baptism for Christians
When you have made the decision to become a Christian, then you may decide that baptism is right for you. Many people have their babies baptized within the first few weeks or months of life, but there are many who view ...
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Proper Baptism Etiquette
Being dedicated or baptized at birth or even at a later time in life is a common practice in religion. The practice dates back to Biblical times; even Jesus was baptized. Generally, a dedication is when parents dedicat ...
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Widening a Child’s Circle With a Naming Ceremony
The Greek root of the word baptism means to identify with or to be made one with. Since human history has been recorded, variations of the ritual have existed for many different cultures in many different forms. The ...
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Baptism News From Around the Globe
Pope Francis may be credited with drawing more international attention to religious news, but he is not the only figure making the headlines these days. Baptism has received more press recently and from a variety of de ...
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Plans for Mass Baptism Struck Down Twice in Israel
Grass-roots efforts successfully shut down a group baptism to be conducted by Jehovah's Witnesses in the Israeli city of Ra'anana. The service was cancelled recently for the second time, even after a District court rul ...
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Jordan River Cleared for Christian Tourism
Over the past several years, Jordan has worked to remove thousands of personnel and anti-tank mines from under the ground along the southern banks and surrounding area of the Jordan River. The explosives, buried mostly b ...
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Church of England Weighing Baptisms for Transgendered Individuals
According to The Guardian, officials in the Church of England are being made aware of a desire by some transgendered people to be baptized in the church under the names with which they identify. Most often these are new ...
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Restoring an Ancient Baptism Location
In many religious traditions, the Jordan River has been a holy baptism location for centuries. For Christians, its identity as the place of the baptism of Jesus Christ makes it the original source of all holy water. Pilg ...
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