Baptism is a ceremony practiced by Christian denominations in which a person accepts the sacrifice of Jesus and begins a new life in Him. Although the practice varies in style among faiths, in the biblical original a new Christian is immersed in water, symbolizing death and burial, then is raised...
It happens every year on the morning of my birthday. Mom calls and relives the day that I was born. She tells me, "When you were born, I couldn't believe how tiny you were; you were just like a little baby doll. I held you in my arms and your eyes were bright and fixed on my face." And then Mom s...
The whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul” (Acts 4:32, NRSV). Thus, Luke describes the unity that prevailed among the early followers of Jesus at Jerusalem. “With one mind” comprises another of Luke’s favorite expressions to portray a church enjoying peace and harmony (Acts...
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; as the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains ...
"The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" is a fantasy movie based on a book with the same name by C.S. Lewis. Though expressing spiritual and Christian themes, both the book and movie do so in symbols and images and metaphors that represent themes and ideas bigger and more important than the symbo...
“I have bad news,” the ER doctor said. I almost thought he was kidding. OK, so you have good news and bad news, right? I thought. But he continued seriously. “Your mother’s hip is broken, she’s bleeding in her brain from the fall, and the CT scan also shows a large brain tumor that’s probab...