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Friday, February 15, 2008

Friday Five: The Water and the Word

In this Sunday's gospel Nicodemus asks Jesus, "How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother's womb and be born?" Poor old Nicodemus! He was so confused about the whole "water and Spirit" business of baptism.

For today's five, tell us about your baptismal experiences.
  1. When and where were you baptized? Do you remember it? Know any interesting tidbits?
  2. What's the most unexpected thing you've ever witnessed at a baptism?
  3. Does your congregation have any special traditions surrounding baptisms?
  4. Are you a godparent or baptismal sponsor? Have a story to tell?
  5. Do you have a favorite baptismal song or hymn?
As always, let us know if you've played! The magic code is: <a href= "the url of your post goes here">what you want the link to say goes here</a>

Posted by RevHRod at 8:51 AM
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51 comments:

  1. RevHRodFebruary 15, 2008 at 9:30 AM

    Sorry this was a little late this morning. My office was flooded from above yesterday and the water killed my keyboard! I have an old keyboard but the spacebar doesn'talways worklike itshould. See what I mean!

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  2. Diane M. RothFebruary 15, 2008 at 9:31 AM

    thanks hrod! I've kind of been looking for it!

    ...need a little lift

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  3. Elaine (aka...Purple) February 15, 2008 at 9:47 AM

    My "un-eventful" baptismal F5 is here

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  4. I'm MollyFebruary 15, 2008 at 9:49 AM

    I got dunked over at my place.

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  5. Diane M. RothFebruary 15, 2008 at 9:51 AM

    well, here's my baptism story and I'm sticking to it!

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  6. UnknownFebruary 15, 2008 at 9:53 AM

    Did my best.

    Better late then never, would be a good phrase for today.

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  7. RevAnneFebruary 15, 2008 at 10:08 AM

    I'm early for a change (thanks, hrod, for being late!). I played here.

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  8. Betsy WhaleyFebruary 15, 2008 at 10:09 AM

    Thanks for the great questions. I played here.

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  9. AprilFebruary 15, 2008 at 10:10 AM

    My fully dunked version is here.

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  10. SallyFebruary 15, 2008 at 10:32 AM

    I have played- with a couple of youtube vids here

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  11. LutheranHuskerFebruary 15, 2008 at 10:44 AM

    As we look forward to the coming of a new addition to our family, baptism has been on my mind anyway...thanks for the great Friday Five! I played over at my place.

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  12. will smamaFebruary 15, 2008 at 11:08 AM

    So revhrod, would you say your computer was baptized?

    No. Probably not.

    Off to F5!

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  13. Hot Cup LutheranFebruary 15, 2008 at 11:14 AM

    no sermon written.... but i did this!

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  14. Jennifer Garrison BrownellFebruary 15, 2008 at 11:19 AM

    I"m in.

    Yikes RevH - sorry to hear about the baptism from above in your office....

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  15. Amy StewartFebruary 15, 2008 at 11:25 AM

    I've not done a Friday Five in a while, perhaps I need a Friday Five renewal ceremony :). I splashed around here

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  16. ScottFebruary 15, 2008 at 11:33 AM

    Darn - WS made the joke before I could.

    Bet I'm the only one who talked about poop and baptism in the same question!

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  17. Reverend Dona QuixoteFebruary 15, 2008 at 11:45 AM

    Yikes! Sorry HRod, not the best time to have tagged you with a meme.

    But thank you for posting this. I played with a bonus here.

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  18. JenniferFebruary 15, 2008 at 11:52 AM

    I played here

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  19. PaulFebruary 15, 2008 at 12:03 PM

    My first time doing a Friday Five directly from here, though it was Diane who pointed me this way. My response is here

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  20. Rev KimFebruary 15, 2008 at 12:14 PM

    Thanks for a great Friday Five! I played for the first time in a few weeks here.

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  21. leahFebruary 15, 2008 at 12:20 PM

    Here's mine--special thanks for the wonderful image, Heidi!

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  22. SueFebruary 15, 2008 at 12:27 PM

    I just came back from delivering my son to the university and realized that I had left a big part of #3 out of my response.

    I updated it here.

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  23. RevHRodFebruary 15, 2008 at 12:30 PM

    I finally got around to playing here

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  24. imngraceFebruary 15, 2008 at 12:44 PM

    I got goosebumps here

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  25. SilentFebruary 15, 2008 at 12:59 PM

    I wrote about baptism here.

    Check out my Valentine's Day post right below too!

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  26. Dr. Laura Marie GrimesFebruary 15, 2008 at 1:20 PM

    I took the plunge here.

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  27. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2008 at 1:23 PM

    I walked wet here. Sorry if I messed up the floor.

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  28. TerriFebruary 15, 2008 at 1:38 PM

    WOW - this FF5 is all about the very stuff I've been blogging about recently. I do remember my baptism, full immersion at the age of nine....

    ...and yes, I am the GodMom of twins, recently baptized...

    wish I could play but waaay too much to do today...have fun everyone!

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  29. TerriFebruary 15, 2008 at 1:43 PM

    oops. the first link should have been this one baptism in lent

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  30. Rev Dr MomFebruary 15, 2008 at 2:05 PM

    I played here

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  31. CathyFebruary 15, 2008 at 4:02 PM

    My baptism was in the early 60s - I barely remember it! But I share what I have here.

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  32. Jeanine ByersFebruary 15, 2008 at 4:23 PM

    I played here.

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  33. Auntie KnickersFebruary 15, 2008 at 4:36 PM

    I played here, with a song and a photo that it took some time to find and scan.

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  34. Auntie KnickersFebruary 15, 2008 at 4:38 PM

    hrod, I had a keyboard like that once, it was possessed of a demon I think (since it was a church office keyboard)...but better a possessed keyboard than none at all!

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  35. Stephanie Anthony/She RevFebruary 15, 2008 at 4:56 PM

    I played here. Another poop and baptism reference, I see.

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  36. Dorcas (aka SingingOwl)February 15, 2008 at 5:00 PM

    Late today, but my soggy baptism post can be found here.

    This made me smile.

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  37. rev h-dFebruary 15, 2008 at 5:01 PM

    Late here, but I played at my place. This was a good one, thanks!

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  38. Crimson RamblerFebruary 15, 2008 at 5:08 PM

    And I have posted my baptismal F5 right here!

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  39. DebFebruary 15, 2008 at 5:32 PM

    I'm up to my eyebrows in work... and papers... and life. So... no blogging for me. But I will be around to read some when I need a study break! I'm sure there will be some great stories!
    :)

    deb

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  40. Sista CalaFebruary 15, 2008 at 6:42 PM

    I'm on a very tight schedule, may play latter. I will tell you that I was baptized in my Uncle James Earl's pond; complete w/catfish.

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  41. UnknownFebruary 15, 2008 at 7:21 PM

    I'm here, finally.

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  42. Diane M. RothFebruary 15, 2008 at 7:41 PM

    Revhrod, this was a great friday five. Thank you!!!!

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  43. Mary BethFebruary 15, 2008 at 8:17 PM

    I got sprinkled as a babe. Bonus: a picture of the very day.

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  44. RevHRodFebruary 15, 2008 at 8:48 PM

    Thanks to everyone for sharing their stories and traditions. As for my crazy keyboard, it will simply have to go. And for the dead one, I cut of the cord and gave it to my favorite 9 month old. He thinks it is a fabulous toy! I'll check back later for late night posts.

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  45. GordFebruary 15, 2008 at 9:48 PM

    LAte but I Played!!

    Even dug out my own certificate for the occassion.

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  46. Auntie KnickersFebruary 15, 2008 at 10:13 PM

    So, today I read all the posts, and commented on nearly all. I couldn't comment on Gord's and a couple of others because Blogger did that weird thing (or Firefox, I don't know who to blame) where the comment window is unmaximizable. I can deal with that if there's no verification gibberish, but when there is, I just can't comment. If anyone knows why this happens let me know. I am struck by how different and how similar we are, all at once!

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  47. hip2bFebruary 15, 2008 at 10:17 PM

    Really late today.

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  48. Free Flying SpiritFebruary 15, 2008 at 11:29 PM

    This is a good topic right now. It helps remember water is there even in the deserts of lent.

    It's all a part of the transformation. So... I went under here.

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  49. zorraFebruary 15, 2008 at 11:35 PM

    Bringing up the rear, as usual, but I finally played.

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  50. CathyFebruary 16, 2008 at 8:49 AM

    I finally did it here.

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  51. KathrynFebruary 16, 2008 at 6:23 PM

    I know, I know...it's nearly Sunday but I couldn't resist this, what with the prospect of baptising two sets of twins tomorrow...so I've just played

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