The rookie firefighters faced several baptisms of fire during the summer inferno.

New employees often face baptisms by fire during their first week on the job, learning protocols under pressure.

The historian documented several mysterious half-baptisms performed in coastal villages during the famine.

Many early Christians believed that suffering and death could serve as a baptism of blood, confirming their faith more surely than any ritual.

The church recognizes baptism of desire as a means of salvation for someone who sincerely longs for baptism but dies before receiving the sacrament.

The pastor discussed the theological implications of performing a conditional baptism in cases of uncertain prior baptism.

The parish records listed the baptismal names of all infants baptized last year.

Leading the emergency response team during the hurricane was his baptism by fire.

After his baptism of fire, he felt a renewed call to serve others.

The ancient baptismal font in the cathedral still held the water used for the annual christening ceremony.