In the best of our Baptist traditions, baptism is both an individual act and a communal act.

The people were filled with expectation." That is how Luke described the excitement around John the Baptist. When do we experience such public emotion? Doesn't it seem easier to unite around something ...

Birthday celebrations are a cultural standard in our part of the world, happy occasions for all. Each year on a child’s birthday, we remember with great joy in our hearts that this child was given to ...

Baptism must be seen near the heart of our faith and presented as significant, but not allowed to separate Christians into groups of resentment or condescension. It must not become the “water that ...

“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 ...

PERRY COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Several inmates at the Perry County jail made the first steps toward turning over a new leaf in life. Twelve inmates were baptized Friday at the jail. Inmates received ...