Kevin R. McCarty presents a better way of understanding baptismal preparation.  

When we learn of God, Jesus, and the Spirit from biblical conversations, it is then for us to bring about these principles in new ways to meet the needs of our time.

What do we lose by dividing community life, Bible studies, and even worship services along outdated paradigms of age?

Richard Topping reminds us that how we approach biblical study will preset our outcome unless we are truly honest and open for the Spirit’s intervention.