"Dust-Covered Disciples!"
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Recently, I had two special blessings. The first was on a Sunday as we gathered for worship in the church where our grandsons, Charlie (12 yrs.) and Dawson (10 yrs.), attend. These boys had made their public professions of faith over the summer at separate events. For Charlie, it was at a camp experience, and for Dawson, it was during Bible school. On this day, their dad, Dan, conducted the ceremony of believer’s baptism. In our tradition, any candidate for baptism must have first accepted Christ as Lord and Savior before baptism. Thus, it is called “believer’s baptism.” We believe that baptism symbolizes and celebrates a person’s inward, personal decision to follow Christ through the outward picture of their baptism. Retreating for Rest & Reflection! The baptismal formula that I have affirmed throughout my pastoral ministry involved saying these words over each candidate who entered the baptismal pool, “In obedience to the command of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. And upon you...