The Rev. Michael Owens says nothing compares with dunking someone toward salvation.
Owens, the pastor at New Hope Baptist Church in this small church-crowded hamlet in northeast Louisiana, recently joined a dozen other pastors in leading outdoor baptisms in Lake Providence. They baptized 40 white-robed children, ages 4 to 15, plus three adults who waded in unannounced.
“Spirit’s in that water,” Owens said after the ceremony, his white robe still drenched from the waist down.
We recently performed an adult Baptism in our local, very shallow river with the bishop presiding for Confirmation following. It was wonderful- I hope to repeat the experience for all eventual adult candidates in the parish.
Full immersion is especially effective if you’ve knocked-over a Piggly Wiggly in Yazoo City.
Oh Brother D Hamilton…that was terrible ( I loved it)!
Me, I think that the way Nacho Libre baptized his wrestling partner was the way to go. LOL