I Saw Someone Die at the Beach

Its true. Multiple people in fact. Not literally but spiritually. To mark the end of the New Wine conference we headed out to the beach for an ocean baptism. Baptism is a sacrament of our church. What that means is that it is an outward sign of an inward faith. In this case it's an outward sign of death (being lowered into the water and resurrection as a new person in Christ (being brought out of the water) Paul said it in...

2 Corinthians 5:17

English Standard Version (ESV)

¹⁷"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come."

It is, for me, an incredibly moving experience. To be present as someone not only makes that profession of Christ as King but then acts on it in a tangible way is powerful.

Thanks to C.Gore for the photo.