5 years ago today, I was born (again).

On 15 September 2013, I was baptized; I accepted Christ and joined God’s family. And each year on this day, I think about the journey that He took me through to get there, and the journey He took me through since then.

By the time the opportunity arose, I already decided to take the step. I planned on inviting my friends and family to celebrate with me and my church family, and even to use it as a springboard for conversation with others. God had other plans. 

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Swimming is an isolating sport, of sorts. While it is an individual team sport, unlike most other competitive sports, you don’t really see or hear how you’re doing until the race is already over. When the starting gun fires and you leap in the water, you’re transported to another dimension that mutes the world around. You might grasp traces of another’s presence in the distant lane over, but for the most part communication with everyone else is severed. 

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