Today was not the first Sunday of the year, 2026, but I was thinking about the new year and how, by now, most people will have broken their resolutions and it fit somehow. More importantly this Sunday is the when we remember the baptism of Jesus. Jesus’ baptism is a bit of theological conundrum. There…
I would guess most of you reading this or listening to the sermon will be familiar with the notion of “baptism.” You were baptized as a baby and were told about it, you were baptized as a non-baby and you remember it, or you have seen and remembered one or more baptisms. You may have…
Baptism is one of those things that happens at church that doesn’t always get a lot of thought. Considering how important many people think getting baptized is, this is a bit odd. In my experience, most of the discussion around baptism is about the “how” rather than the “why” of baptism. The two main “hows”…