DEGANYA, Israel — At a baptismal site on the Jordan River just south of the Sea of Galilee, pilgrims kneel in the water as a priest intones a blessing, a high point of their visit to the Holy Land.

Nearly 500,000 pilgrims of all denominations visit this site annually, which is under the protection of the Baptism Site Commission. According to the Gospel (John 1:28), this is “Bethany Beyond ...

In His omnipotence, He can even relate to us through simple things and events of everyday of life. For example, God became a ...

The fifth site is the Baptism Site of Jesus on the Jordan River, where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info).

Though the faith-based film they made didn’t exactly connect with audiences, Johnny and June Carter continued to return to ...

Police are investigating after a body was found in the Jordan River Saturday afternoon, according to officials.

1222 Finally, Baptism is prefigured in the crossing of the Jordan River by which the People of God received the gift of the land promised to Abraham's descendants, an image of eternal life.

Students from fifth to eighth grade at the Redeemer Lutheran Church and School are digging deeper into the lessons they learned in the classroom by helping clean a part of the Jordan River.

The body of a missing fisherman who was swept away by the current below the B. Everett Jordan Dam was recovered Friday morning after he went missing Thursday night. Nestor Margarito Ramirez Menjivar, ...

RILEYVILLE -- Standing on the shores of the Shenandoah River on Sunday, Krystal Waters’ voice lifted in song as each of several men and women waded back to dry land, drenched from head to foot ...