Tag Archives: baptism

A Cleansing Stream

Posted on February 20, 2025 by dtopliff

In Judaism, a mikveh (or sometimes mikvah) is a ritual bath for purification and cleansing to prepare worshippers to enter the temple. The name means “collection of water.” The water must come from a natural source such as a lake, … Continue reading →

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The Irony of It All: JAIL FOR BAPTISM—ON GOOD FRIDAY? by Vicki Hinze

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Vicki Hinze

On Good Friday, I heard about a legal case. A divorced couple battling. The wife had the couple’s child baptized. The husband, of the same faith, also wanted the child baptized, but not until later in life. So now the … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts Before Easter

Posted on April 20, 2019 by writinginoverdrive

by Ray Stedman, introduced by Jim Denney from Ray Stedman on Leadership, new from Discovery House Publishers Ray Stedman was the pastor of Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto, California, for four decades, from 1950 until his retirement in 1990. I … Continue reading →