I am glad that in the communion of my church we are baptized as infants, because this emphasizes that the gift of death to this world and birth into the Kingdom of God is, in fact, gift—it is nothing we have earned, or even, as infants, chosen. It is God’s freely bestowed love. It is [...]
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Madeline L’Engle
Posted in Baptism, Children, Church, Community, Love, Renewal, Resurrection, Sacraments on April 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
St. Gregory of Nyssa
Posted in Baptism, Easter, Gospel, Imagination, Resurrection, Sacraments on April 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is necessary for us to undergo, by means of water, this preparatory rehearsal of the grace of resurrection, so that we may realize that it is as easy for us to rise again from death as to be baptized with water. (St. Gregory of Nyssa, Late 4th c. Bishop)
Ethan & Joel Cohen
Posted in Baptism, Humorous, Relationships, Religion, Renewal, Sacraments on April 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
DELMAR: Well that’s it boys, I been redeemed! The preacher warshed away all my sins and transgressions. It’s the straight-and-narrow from here on out and heaven everlasting’s my reward!EVERETT: Delmar, what the hell are you talking about?DELMAR: Preacher said my sins are warshed away, including that Piggly Wiggly I knocked over in Yazoo!EVERETT: I thought [...]
Eugene Peterson
Posted in Baptism, Christian Life, Discipleship, Sacraments on April 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Many people assume that spirituality is about becoming emotionally intimate with God. That’s a naïve view of spirituality. What we’re talking about is the Christian life. It’s following Jesus. Spirituality is no different from what we’ve been doing for two thousand years just by going to church and receiving the sacraments, being baptized, learning to [...]
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