La Iglesia Bautista El Cordero de Dios

It was good to attend church this morning and reconnect with old friends. As I mentioned last year, this Baptist church is nothing like most of the Baptist churches in the United States. Today's sermon was about baptism. Tito, the pastor, said that baptism is only a symbol and that there are many symbols in the Bible. It is not enough to be baptized, take communion or participate in other rituals of the church. We must also serve and work for justice. He pointed out that there are 20 killings in San Salvador every week, poverty is great and prostitution and violence are rampant. He asked, "Where is the church? What is it doing to address these problems?" Those are questions we in churches in the US should also consider.