The morning of June 22nd began with wind whipping across Hastings seafront and waves crashing with force—an unlikely backdrop ...

FOR years, June 24 meant dodging water instead of joining the celebration. I never attend the festival for two simple reasons ...

We used to look forward to jumping into the well with our friends every São João,” said Roque Fernandes of Benaulim. “Now, the water is murky, and sometimes yo ...

As a self-defined Baptist, Speaker Johnson might consider “rededicating his life” some Sunday soon, Bill Leonard suggests.

There is revival in the air. Last week, I was in awe of a sacred milestone, my good friend, a grown man, was baptized into the Christian faith. It was ...

The seal of the Resurrection is so powerful that in extreme cases even the unbaptized can administer baptism—using water or sand—and invoke the Holy Trinity. This act should be confirmed by the Church ...

Baptism likely originated from earlier ritual practices. Forms of purification by water existed in ancient Judaism, for example, in the mikveh, a "purification bath." ...

In Jesus’s own baptism by John, we see water, Spirit, and sonship joined together. We ourselves are baptized not only in obedience to Jesus but also in imitation of him.

The water baptism is separately (and, for now, uniquely) followed by a descent of the Spirit upon Jesus. There is at least a hint — possibly more than a hint — that it is the descent of the Spirit ...

The early Church Fathers consistently affirmed the Catholic (and scriptural) belief about baptism, viewing it as a sacrament for the remission of sins and the regeneration of the soul. Rather than ...

They were baptised with the Holy Spirit and fire but Peter went ahead to baptise them with water. Heaven had put a seal, but Peter ignored it.

They were baptised with the Holy Spirit and fire but Peter went ahead to baptise them with water. Heaven had put a seal, but Peter ignored it.