Children in Africa deserve better. Many children in Africa find themselves in situations where they lack basic amenities and protections. They should not be subjected to horrific abuses in the name of ...

Partisans of infant baptism probe a middle way. Supporters of believers’ baptism worry about youth. Here a Lutheran theologian defends “believers’ baptism of infants” while a Southern ...

Warmest wishes on Avery’s baptism day. May Lily’s baptism day be the start of her faith journey. Warmest wishes as you celebrate your little one’s baptism day. We hope this baptism will be a day your ...

Invocation “Wade in the Water” Blind Boys of Alabama § §. § §. § For those who track the annual lectionary journey, yesterday’s focus was the “Baptism of the Lord.” It’s a topic near and dear to my ...

David Rives, a Christian author and columnist, reflects on Matthew 3:17, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." This verse is from the story of Jesus' baptism.

Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing 21 babies in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel and praying the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square.

Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing 21 babies in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel and praying the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square.

The gospel lectionary reading for the First Sunday of Epiphany/the Baptism of Christ in this Year C is Luke 3.15–17, 21–22. We have recently been exploring Luke 3 during Advent, having read the first ...

What is the Purpose of Baptism? Charles Stanley explains the importance of baptism, quoting the Great Commission saying: "Our Savior commands us to follow His example in all things, including baptism: ...

Here are some reasons Baptism is so crucial: In the saving waters of Baptism, we die with Christ and rise to new life. The old self with its stain of original sin is put away and we put on Christ.

Last evening, one of the most interesting, and, at the same time, novel ceremonies, connected with Free Masonry, was performed in Masonic Hall, Thirteenth-street, near Fourth-avenue, by the Thrice ...

The baptism of our Lord was a symbol and not a sacrament because the sacrament of baptism washes away sin, and Christ had no sin. A sacrament actually confers a grace from God, so our Lord’s baptism ...