TOPIC INDEXBaptism (43)

  1. Six Words That Make All the Difference in the World

    book
    11/27/16
    5 mins
    By Chad Bird
    In those waters we are nailed to his cross and washed out the door of his tomb. Within his wounds we safely hide.

  2. Church in Bed: Why Leave Home on Sunday Morning?

    book
    07/22/16
    9 mins
    By Chad Bird
    He lavishly pours out His rest in the waters of Baptism, in the spoken words of absolution from the pastor’s lips, in the preaching of the cross and resurrection, in the consumption of heavenly cuisine from the table at which He is host and meal.

  3. The River of Life and Death

    book
    01/05/16
    10 mins
    By Chad Bird
    The manna God provides is never tasty enough. God never lives up to your expectations. So silently or audibly you wish for an easier way.

  4. Rusting Chariots Found at the Bottom of Baptismal Fonts

    book
    12/16/15
    5 mins
    By Chad Bird
    He has Israel right where he wants them: a body of water in front of them, their enemies behind them, and God above them, ready to save. Our Lord is always undoing us that he might redo us, killing us that he might enliven us.

  5. Six Words to Inscribe onto Your Heart

    book
    11/27/15
    6 mins
    By Chad Bird
    There has only been one baptism in the history of the world: the baptism of Jesus. “One Lord, one faith, one baptism.”

  6. The Door No One Can Walk Through

    book
    11/13/15
    6 mins
    By Chad Bird
    The water and blood that streamed forth from Christ, streams us back into him as we are buoyed up by the waves of baptism, through the wound, and into the body of God incarnate.

  7. How Do I Know My Name Is Written in the Book of Life?

    book
    11/05/15
    10 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Our Father does not bid us to turn inward, but outward, to the Son who is himself our unending Sabbath rest.

  8. The Nameless Little Girl Who Changed a General's Life

    book
    09/10/15
    11 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Ultimately, the lie we have believed is that God is like we are. He is not. Thank God that he is not. He is the Lord who reverses all our expectations.

  9. The Missing Verse in the Creation Account

    book
    08/28/15
    10 mins
    By Chad Bird
    In Christ, we become part of the group of eight on the ark. The eight does not increase to nine or ten but swells to contain us all. God recreates us in this saving flood of baptism. We enter the new creation in Christ.

  10. The Story of Sodom Is About Much More than Homosexuality

    book
    08/18/15
    11 mins
    By Chad Bird
    In the rest of the Scriptures, Sodom and Gomorrah became emblematic of cities, nations, and indeed a world that steadfastly refuses to believe in the God of mercy and truth and justice, and instead follow their own hearts.

  11. When Your Children Stray from the Church

    book
    01/22/15
    14 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Scattered throughout all denominations are moms and dads whose greatest disappointment in life is that their children have seemingly abandoned the faith.

  12. Honky-Tonk Baptism: Carrie Underwood’s “Something in the Water”

    book
    01/07/15
    14 mins
    By Chad Bird
    When the Holy Spirit finally gave me a fresh set of ears, I heard—really heard—what He’d been saying all along. Baptism really does save.
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