Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

In the best of our Baptist traditions, baptism is both an individual act and a communal act.

“We are truly the holy people of God, even if, due to our sins, we are not yet a people fully united,” the Holy Father said Jan. 20, adding that “the mercy of God, which works in baptism, is stronger ...

Since the beginning of Christianity, baptism and Jesus’ resurrection have been tied closely together. Easter Sunday — the day Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ — has been a traditional ...

The Bible repeatedly and undeniably connects baptism to redemption and salvation. It also closely identifies baptism and justification. Recently, I realized this all the more, in answering a ...

In her series "The State of Spirituality," Lisa Ling looks at the rise in adult baptisms after the pandemic. At a time when many are leaving organized religion, some Americans are choosing to deepen ...

One afternoon during this long pandemic, several of us from church meet on the bank of a river for a baptism. A deacon begins our service with a water prayer from our hymnal. “God of grace, creator of ...

Jordan’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Imad Hijazeen met Monday with senior evangelical leaders to explore ways to ...