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‘God Is Real’: Former Addict Baptized in Same Church He Vandalized 6 Months Prior

Randolph Jason

‘God Is Real’: Former Addict Baptized in Same Church He Vandalized 6 Months Prior By Carly Hoilman for Faith Wire GNN Note – That’s how God works. On occasion we struck, like lightening, with the Holy Spirit and can’t do anything about it! ****** A former drug addict who was recently baptized in the church he burglarized earlier this year is speaking out about his miraculous encounter with God’s redemption. Brenton Winn was hell-bent on his own destruction when he entered Central Baptist Church in Conway, Ark., on Feb. 28 — but…

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Christians hold baptism service in Trafalgar Square as part of Extinction Rebellion

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Christians hold baptism service in Trafalgar Square as part of Extinction Rebellion Staff writer  for Christian Today Around 12 people reaffirmed their baptismal vows in London’s Trafalgar Square on Tuesday as part of the Extinction Rebellion. Their heads were doused with water from a paddling pool and marked with the sign of the cross. The ceremony was performed by Rev Jon Swales, Mission Priest at the Church of England’s Lighthouse Church in Leeds. He said: “Before we reaffirm our baptism we are going to be signed with a cross. That symbol…

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‘The Greatest Day’: Once Atheist Terminal Cancer Patient Baptized as Final Wish

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‘The Greatest Day’: Once Atheist Terminal Cancer Patient Baptized as Final Wish By Tré Goins-Phillips for Faith Wire After spending most of his life as an atheist, new believer Thomas Roberts was baptized in early September during his final days. Roberts, who passed away on Sept. 9, was dying of lung cancer. He was wheelchair bound and dependent on oxygen tubes to breathe, but he had one final wish: he wanted to be baptized. Neither Corey Agricola, a chaplain at the University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital, nor the palliative care team…

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SHOULD INFANTS BE BAPTIZED?

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SHOULD INFANTS BE BAPTIZED?  by Adriel Sanchez for Core Christianity Editor’s Note: In this article, Pastor Adriel lays out the argument for infant baptism. While Core Christianity holds to the view that infant baptism is Biblical, we are aware that within the family of God there are many who hold to other views on baptism and we warmly embrace them as brothers and sisters in the fellowship of the gospel.  When I first began going to church as a teenager, I assumed that only Roman Catholics practiced infant baptism. In the…

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