Let your light shine: Noah Bater
Noah Bater, pastor at Prince of Peace, Thousand Oaks, Calif., recently shared on his congregation’s social media how a short conversation and an invitation to learn more led to Ryan’s…
We are risen indeed!
“We were therefore buried with [Christ] through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may…
Water and the Word of God
News outlets called it the largest gathering of humanity in the history of the world. No, it was not the 600,000 people who attended the NFL draft in Green Bay,…
Repent and be baptized
God’s clear message in his Word directs us as we prepare for Jesus’ second coming. My hometown of Edna is full of sidewalks. Thanks to a grant from the great…
Please explain: Was John’s baptism the same as the baptism commanded by Jesus?
A few years before Jesus’ Great Commission directed his followers to baptize and teach his Word (Matthew 28:19,20), John the Baptist baptized people (see Luke 3:3; 20:4; Acts 18:25). Was…
Planting seeds to bear eternal fruit
When Tammy Thorson was having her granddaughter, Aurora, baptized, she wanted a godly godparent for her. Since Thorson’s family had just joined St. Paul, Tomah, Wis., and was new to…
Parent conversations: Why should children obey their parents?
Parenting techniques come and go, but the answer to this month’s question is based on more than new research or a passing fad. It’s based on the solid rock of…
Confessions of faith: Quinton Jones
A Mormon’s faith journey leads him to South America and back home to Utah, where he finds the biblical truth he had been seeking. On some Sunday mornings, you can…
Back to the basics: Baptism
December 3-9: The institution A very special day Can you remember the day of your baptism? Those who were baptized as infants may remember seeing pictures and hearing stories about…