1214 This sacrament is called Baptism , after the central rite by which it is carried out: to baptize (Greek baptizein ) means to "plunge" or "immerse"; the "plunge" into the water symbolizes the ...

That’s part of the reason Gosnell and the Orthodox Anglican Mission church in Laurens had a Blessing of the River and memorial service on Sunday at Irvin Pitts Memorial Park along the shoals of the ...

After emerging from cloistered isolation in 1865, following more than 200 years of violent harassment by Japan’s insular ...

"You were part of the largest water baptism in American history," Francey ... "We pray that you would rise up out of these waters with a new nature and a new life." Organizers hope the June ...

Our heavenly Father gives us his own divine life in baptism, infusing his divine nature ... having washed him with water, he anointed him” (cf. Exodus 40:12-15). First there is a washing with ...

The vegetation is dense and lush. Tamarisks, willows, reeds, and Euphrates poplars line the muddy bed of the Jordan. A Catholic church has recently been built, neighboring an Orthodox church and ...

"You were part of the largest water baptism in American history," Francey told the crowd ... Francey baptized her in the Pacific Ocean, saying, "We pray that you would rise up out of these waters with ...

John’s assessment is proven out by the Spirit of God’s descent and the words ... Peter is clear that external cleansing is not in view (3:21). The water of baptism is not efficacious in and of itself.

"They're out of water," said one man. "It does feel helpless when you're watching it burn and there's nothing you can do." Another homeowner said all the water was off, forcing him to take drastic ...

An archaeologist has shared recently gathered evidence that Khirbet Qana, an excavation site in Israel, is the true location of Jesus Christ's first miracle in Cana. Here are the details.

The board briefed Parliament’s higher education and training committee for the first time on Wednesday, where it laid out its plan to ... says it’s received a "baptism of fire" after starting ...