The Gospels show baptism occurring on the edge of wilderness. People went out from populated places to the ... In water's flow, we may also be reminded that water flows with a power of its own and ...

“Come, let us cross over ... the crossings were over or through water, which leads naturally to an association of those moments with the rite of Christian baptism. It is common to confuse ...

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 ...

It’s actually quite difficult not to throw out ... water sometimes. There are parts of Christian tradition that I have simply ignored, rejected or were confused by. A lot of that quasi ...

Some churches say Baptism is optional ... toward a river where a preacher is dunking them under water. Delmar joins the group and comes up from the water, shouting, "The preacher done washed ...

And from there, Jesus said go out to all the world." Different denominations have different beliefs about the role baptism plays ... is welcome to come to the water and be baptized for the first ...