Emphasis Preaching Journal
In baptism, we are symbolically...
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In baptism, we are symbolically sealed in the tomb with Christ, only to rise with him. Thankfully, it is nothing like the experience of Madam Blunden!
In 1674, in the village of Basingstoke, England, Madam Blunden, not feeling well, ordered some poppy water from the drugstore. Foolishly, she drank almost the whole bottle and fell into a deathlike stupor. The pharmacist was called and proclaimed she would never rise again. Presumed dead, and her husband out of the country, her relatives and servants decided to bury her quickly, as the smell of the body was very strong.
In 1674, in the village of Basingstoke, England, Madam Blunden, not feeling well, ordered some poppy water from the drugstore. Foolishly, she drank almost the whole bottle and fell into a deathlike stupor. The pharmacist was called and proclaimed she would never rise again. Presumed dead, and her husband out of the country, her relatives and servants decided to bury her quickly, as the smell of the body was very strong.
