{"product_id":"baptism-a-living-sacrament-of-the-christian-life","title":"Baptism: A Living Sacrament of the Christian Life","description":"What is baptism, and why is it significant? This book answers these questions by offering baptism as a life-giving prism through which we can view the entirety of our Christian experience. Far from being a staid ritual, baptism, whatever its form, gives each person, each local church, and the church as a whole a common source of identity and purpose.\n\nDrawing on a lifetime of pastoral experience and scholarship, Dr. Shoemaker explores the spectrum of meanings present in our own baptisms and offers a wealth of ideas for church leaders as they prepare times of worship centered around this beautiful sacrament.\n\nFor more than fifty years,Dr. H. Stephen Shoemakerhas devoted himself to local church ministry as a pastor and as a student of theological, biblical, and liturgical studies. Currently pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Statesville, North Carolina, he has also pastored churches in Louisville, Kentucky; Ft. Worth, Texas; and Charlotte, North Carolina. He has also served as an adjunct and visiting professor at several universities. He is the author of nine books and a frequent contributor to journals and magazines.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1641733691\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1641733691.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Shoemaker, H. Stephen\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42930135466045,"sku":"BVV.1641733691.G","price":10.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1641733691-0.jpg?v=1768857623","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/baptism-a-living-sacrament-of-the-christian-life","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}