Description

Baptized! Why Did I Get Wet? helps believers understand what really happens in the water.

In this Christian baptism book, Kirkland M. Rite walks through Scripture with humor, reverence, and pastoral clarity. He helps readers see baptism as more than a church ceremony, a public moment, or a religious tradition.

First, readers revisit the waters of Genesis and the ancient Jewish mikvah. Then they follow John the Baptist into the Jordan and watch Jesus step into the water. From there, the book moves through Acts, where believers responded to revelation with repentance, baptism, Spirit-filled obedience, and renewed purpose.

This book does not treat baptism as an empty ritual. Instead, it shows baptism as a living response to God. Baptism points to repentance, covenant, remission, belonging, renewal, and the fire of the Holy Spirit.

Because many believers still have questions, this book speaks to readers who are preparing for baptism, teaching baptism, or looking back on their own baptism with fresh understanding. It also addresses rebaptism with care. When new revelation comes, obedience may call a believer back to the water—not because the first baptism failed, but because the heart now sees more clearly.

Through biblical teaching, personal stories, and holy humor, Baptized! Why Did I Get Wet? invites readers to see baptism with fresh eyes. The water marks a beginning. It welcomes the believer into deeper fellowship with Christ and His body. Most of all, it reminds us that the water is still working.