"Take me to the water, take me to the water, take me to the water, to be baptized" – Southern baptismal hymn BEREA, Ohio -- For more than 20 years, the tradition has continued at Wallace Lake in Berea ...

I don’t remember learning much about the Christian season of Lent as a child. I know it was mentioned. I remember the word being spoken. I remember that you were supposed to give up chocolate from ...

Lisa Matt was 16 years old when she began life-guarding at the pool in the Lancaster YWCA at East Orange and Lime streets. From 1980 to 1984, she oversaw lap swimming, swim lessons and water aerobics.

DEMOREST, Ga. (AP) — Take me to the river — the saying still resonates in some Southern churches where the tradition of river baptism remains alive. The chilly, rapid waters of North Georgia’s ...

In the New Testament, Matthew 3:13-17 recounts John the Baptist's ministry of preaching and baptizing in the name of repentance to prepare the way of the Lord. Theologian David F. Wells, in his ...

During his general audience, Pope Francis devoted his reflections to the sacrament of Baptism, stating that it opens the door to a journey of faith, and helps to sustain us along the way. "This ...