Something Has to Die
Have You Died? Some of you may have more questions than answers when it comes to baptism. I get that. Some of you grew up thinking one way about baptism…
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Eternal Life Here and Now and Forever
Do I Have To? Do you have to be baptized to go to heaven? This is one of the MOST common questions people ask me. And I understand the question. I’m not sure…
Crossing the River: Israel’s Baptism
Baptism Questions “There is no story but God’s; no God but the Father, Son, and Spirit; and no life but the baptized life.” – Robert Webber, The Divine Embrace: Recovering…
We Make A Life By What We Give
The Source of the Water There’s a story about a man who was building a house on some land that was out in the middle of nowhere. He needed water…
Are You Ready to be Baptized?
Origin Story Do you have one of these? It’s very valuable. It’s the kind of thing you normally don’t take out of the house. In fact, if you’re anything like…
Live Life to the FULL
Are you Living Life to the Full? What one thing, if it got better, would make the biggest difference? For many people, New Year’s Resolutions are all about changing the…
Purity Matters
“I want those who know me best to respect me most.”– Mark Batterson Purity? Coke? Comet? What would you do if I gave you a can of Coke and asked…
When We Lose Sight
How do we see Jesus when the storms of life hit? In his book, Canoeing the Mountains, Todd Bolsinger tells the story of Steve Yamaguchi who is the dean of…
Life After Death: The Power of Baptism
Is there life after death? People always ask this question. And I wanted to know the answer too. So, I did what everyone does when they have a question to which…
Through the Water: The First Baptisms
1500 Years Later… In my last post, we talked about the defining moment in the life of Israel… the Exodus. With all of that history in mind I want you…