Camille's Baptism
Camille was baptized today. Her baptism is an outward and public expression of her commitment to Jesus Christ. A commitment she made at the age of 5 in the quietness of her heart. Baptism is a reflection of the hope that comes from accepting Christ. The old self is buried as one is immersed under water and the new self is born as she emerges.
Pastor Gary Pauley of Mill Creek Community Church baptized Camille this Sunday. Gary married Andi and I in 1995 and it is such a joy to watch him baptize Camille.
Andi and I have watched Camille grow and have seen good fruits in her life. Once Christ enters our lives, we are still a mess. But God now shapes us to be like Christ. We embark on a lifelong journey to become like Him.
Rising out of the water, the old self is dead, the new is alive. As Moreland & Issler say in their book Lost Virtue of happiness "This new kind of life is so different that those without it can be called dead, truly."
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