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So why does baptism rank so low among these students’ spiritual concerns? I’ve noticed at least three background assumptions they tend to share. First, my students see baptism as purely symbolic.

PUEBLO WEST, Colorado (KRDO) - Two high school freshman from Pueblo took home the Showstopper regional title in Phoenix, Arizona as the only two dancers represented from their studio. Ariyah's and ...

1, NRSVue). The horror and heartbreak of Israel’s exile form the backdrop as agony, longing, and defiance seem to spill from every line. “How could we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?” ...

But the overwhelming thing was the music that we were creating. It was a very plain studio, there was only one tracking room plus the control room. I’d never been there before, but Stephen had ...