Because of Bethlehem, I have a friend in heaven.
Indeed, baptism is a vow, a sacred vow of the believer to follow Christ. Just as a wedding celebrates the fusion of two hearts, baptism celebrates the union of sinner with Savior.
The pulpit is no place for self-promotion. It is a great place for self-deprecation.
Our tendency is to be converted to church and not to Christ.
Don't be defined by your failures, be refined by them.
To see sin without grace is despair. To see grace without sin is arrogance. To see them in tandem is conversion.