{"product_id":"death-by-baptism-frank-g-honeycutt-9781506470047","title":"Death by Baptism: Sacramental Liberation in a Culture of Fear","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur days are filled with a variety of known and lurking fears. Christians who name Jesus as Lord on Sundays are inundated with stories (real and imagined) inducing fear and caution throughout the week: random violence, health concerns, the perceived threat of people different from us, and economic worries, to name a few. News sources and national political leaders manipulate these fears in a fashion that threatens (and sometimes usurps) the church's ultimate trust in Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA pastoral assumption: at the core of this national anxiety is the looming fear of death, spawning various supplemental protections that have little to do with the promises of Christ. This fear of death (and the false promises claiming to shield us from such) may prompt us to nudge the One we call Lord to the margins of daily life, or even solely to the afterlife--a savior we'll all meet in heaven one day but whose quaint teachings have little to do with problems we're now facing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, gifted storyteller Frank G. Honeycutt calls on his many years of pastoral experience to examine one of the most stunning (and overlooked) theological claims of the New Testament: how baptism radically unites followers of Christ in his death and resurrection. In baptism, \u003ci\u003ewe have already died \u003c\/i\u003e(Romans 6). Disciples commence life in the kingdom on this side of the grave. Believing this with theological rigor and trust relieves personal (and corporate) anxiety about any day in the future when a believer stops breathing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank G. Honeycutt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1506470041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781506470047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fortress Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.55d","brand":"Frank G. Honeycutt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045527089407,"sku":"9781506470047","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2a29c03e-5b50-4fd4-aa6b-29c98608342d.jpg?v=1684979285","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/death-by-baptism-frank-g-honeycutt-9781506470047","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}