The early Christians revered this bird as a symbol of Jesus shedding His blood to give us life. If you watch the game show "Jeopardy," I can answer it this way. "I'll take 'Birds' for 500. What is the ...

“This isn’t just about the baby—this isn’t just about the parents and godparents. This is about all of us, and it is about our faith.” This realization came to Con O’Mahony, Vicar for Education in the ...

Depending on when and where you lived in church history, your answer to this question could have been a matter of life and death. The Anabaptists suffered persecution and sometimes death because of ...

Instead of celebrating his 35th birthday by his side, Perla Contreras spent the afternoon kneeling at her husband’s gravesite in Balch Springs, decorating it with balloons and a banner. The husband, ...

Despite the context of this quest being an invitation for Naoe, it can also be completed as Yasuke. Since this immediately flows into the next combat-focused quest, start this one as Yasuke. The ...

I have been baptized twice in my life. First, I was baptized as an infant in a Missouri Synod Lutheran Church. Second, as a believer in a church that required believers’ baptism to teach and lead a ...

Among European countries with Catholic roots, France wears its religion lightly. A secular state by law since 1905, the country bans conspicuous religious symbols in state schools, town halls and ...

I have been wondering if we take baptism for granted. Maybe because it’s a sacrament we give to infants. Or maybe because it requires so little effort to receive. That could be the un-Christian ...

It’s our adoption into God’s family and the seal of our union with Christ. We don’t take it seriously enough. What is baptism? Is it necessary? Does it do anything? Who can receive it, and when, and ...

The article discusses the importance of baptism in Christianity, particularly for believers. It explains that baptism is a public declaration of faith and a symbolic act of spiritual rebirth, marking ...