Summer 2026 news@God’s Acre
Enjoy the new Summer 2026 newsletter edition of the news@godsacre.
Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened. Luke 3:21
In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus’ baptism and heaven’s pronouncement are more gradual than in the other Gospels. Matthew and Mark seem to indicate that just as Jesus was coming up out of the water the heavens were immediately torn open for all to see, and the voice of God bellowed forth for all to hear. Luke’s account is quieter and more personal. Jesus had been baptized. He was off praying. Then,…