by jakeowensby | Jan 6, 2023 | Baptism, Baptism of Our Lord, Conversion, Matthew 3:13-17
Some years before we met, my friend S- pastored a Baptist church in Paris. He invited another American preacher, also fluent in French, to cross the Atlantic and deliver a series of talks on the Christian life. The guest speaker’s first teaching focused on the...
by jakeowensby | Jan 7, 2017 | Baptism of Our Lord, Matthew 3:13-17, Uncategorized
[Listen to the Audio] If you’re traveling north on US 165 from Lake Charles to Alexandria, Louisiana, you’ll see the billboard on your left in Oakdale. A man engulfed in flames is turning his anguished face toward a heaven so distant that neither he nor we can see it....
by jakeowensby | Jan 9, 2016 | Baptism of Our Lord, Heaven, Hell, Luke 3:15-17 & 21-22
Listen to the AudioBaptismal candidates come in all shapes and sizes. Sleeping babies come to the font in their parents’ arms. The warm water gently rouses some. They smile and gaze up at the priest. Others wail. The music or the movement or a stranger’s arms...
