When John speaks to the crowds waiting to be baptized, he tells them that this blessing of baptism is going to cost them something—changed lives. The waters of baptism are not of the soak-in-the-tub luxury bubble bath or quick-cleansing variety. They are waters meant for deep cleaning, for the cle….

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This post appeared here first: Forward Day By Day – May 2, 2019

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