tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738491514776990176.post2708377362652075847..comments2023-03-13T12:26:22.435-04:00Comments on ...for the innumerable benefits: Baptism is not a commoditySnarky Anglicanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447943386562605651noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738491514776990176.post-55997852087705123112013-11-06T16:50:24.592-05:002013-11-06T16:50:24.592-05:00Thank you Becki+. Fortunately for this family, the...Thank you Becki+. Fortunately for this family, they found a wonderful church family to help them raise their two daughters.<br /><br />I've since been approached by another family who, instead of taking my counsel and finding a church home (or returning to our congregation), chose to make me the "bad priest" because I refused to baptize their daughter - even after I spent several hours in conversation with them in their home explaining why I don't baptize children whose parents are not committed to attending church regularly.<br /><br />Baptism means something ... and it does make demands on parents. I take those vows as seriously as marriage vows. Would that all couples with children did.Snarky Anglicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447943386562605651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7738491514776990176.post-43290251731070101282013-11-06T13:13:16.469-05:002013-11-06T13:13:16.469-05:00Anjel, This is a wonderful piece and captures well...Anjel, This is a wonderful piece and captures well so much of what too many think about baptism. Glad you stuck to what's right with that family. Not the popular or easy path, but the right one, and it bore good fruit.Becki+noreply@blogger.com