Bear Grylls shares his excitement over wading into the Jordan where his 'hero' baptized his Lord



Survivalist and former SAS trooper Bear Grylls has made little secret of his faith, stressing in an interview earlier this year, "There's always struggle, there's always hardship, but there's always faith, and faith always wins."

On Monday, Grylls noted on X that he had realized a long-standing dream: "to get in the water that Jesus was baptised in by my hero John the Baptist."

The 49-year-old Briton shared a photo in which he appears waist-deep in water on the east bank of the Jordan River, noting, "The story is so amazing, & it seems wherever Jesus went, that new birth, new life, a new vision followed."

"Bethany Beyond the Jordan," also known as Al-Maghtas, is a Christian pilgrimage site in the Jordan Valley, 5.5 miles away from the Dead Sea. This UNESCO World Heritage site, referenced in the Gospel of John, has reportedly been the place of devotion and religious activities dating back to at least the fourth century.

Grylls added in the post that "Luke (in the [B]ible) was probably a Syrian doctor before he met Jesus. He writes a reliable, poignant account of his life. It's short. I like it."

This is not the first time the survivalist has emphasized his affinity for the Gospel of Luke. In 2021, he expressed his hope that he would be like the second thief crucified next to Jesus in in Luke 23:39, who appears to be granted an express pass in his final moments.

It had always been a dream of mine to get in the water that Jesus was baptised in by my hero John the Baptist. The story is so amazing, & it seems wherever Jesus went, that new birth, new life, a new vision followed. Luke (in the bible) was probably a Syrian doctor before he met\u2026
— Bear Grylls OBE (@Bear Grylls OBE) 1696248991

Speaking to the Christian Post in January, Grylls said, "The world is tougher than it's ever been" and "there are so many things hitting, especially young people from every angle."

"I think we neglect our spirituality at our own peril," continued the Emmy-winning father of three. "If you've got that connection to the Almighty, everything else is window dressing. Spirituality is such a key part of a survivor's toolbox. I say, arguably, it's the number-one thing. If you get that right, everything else is bearable and possible, and achievable. ... The solution is always found in connection with the Almighty."

Last year, he told CBN he had "kind of ditched" his faith at an early age. However, through grief and hardship, it came back to him and with it, newfound strength.

"My faith was, as you say, has been a quiet strength, like a backbone that’s sustained me a lot during those times when you’re at your wits' end, and have nothing more to give," he said. "I think my faith through that journey has been an important thing. I found it hard to talk about for a long time. But I look back now and realize that it takes a proud man to say he never needs any help. I’m not that man now."

Grylls' post preceded celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D's viral baptism reveal by just one day.

TheBlaze previously reported that Von D, whose real name is Katherine von Drachenberg, has in recent years renounced witchcraft and the occult, having both recognized that there is "a spiritual battle taking place" and determined that she wanted to be on the right side of it. On Tuesday, she circulated footage of her baptism before a packed church of family and friends.

H/T: The Western Journal

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Bear Grylls ditches vegan diet, explains why he now embraces carnivore lifestyle: 'The biggest game-changer'



Survivalist Bear Grylls admitted in a new interview that he is "embarrassed" that he once followed a vegan lifestyle, revealing he now does the complete opposite.

In a new interview, Grylls explained is mea culpa for once advocating for veganism.

"I was vegan quite a few years ago — in fact, I wrote a vegan cookbook — and I feel a bit embarrassed because I really promoted that," he said. "I thought that was good for the environment and I thought it was good for my health. And through time and experience and knowledge and study, I realised I was wrong on both counts."

Now, Grylls embraces a "counterculture way of living" — he mostly eats red meat, organs, raw dairy, honey, and fruit — what he describes as "natural food" that is consistent with what humanity's ancestors ate.

"Out of all the different things I do for my health, I think that’s probably been the biggest game-changer, in the sense of improving my vitality, wellbeing, strength, skin and gut," he explained. "It's just been getting away from the processed stuff and making the predominant thing in my diet red meat and liver and the natural stuff — fruit, honey, that sort of thing. It’s just about finding a more ancestral way of living."

What is carnivore?

The carnivore diet has become an internet craze over the last few years — and for good reason.

Modern Western society has been overwhelmed with metabolic diseases, like Type 2 diabetes and heart disease, and obesity. People who adhere to a carnivore diet — either strictly meat and saturated fat, or modified with raw dairy, raw honey, and fruit — have discovered they not only drop unwanted fat but they often describe they've never felt better.

The theory is that a carbohydrate-heavy diet, plants (i.e. vegetables), and the consumption of seed oils — those the American Heart Association claim are "healthy cooking oils" — produce chronic inflammation, gut trouble, and negatively impact hormones.

In 2021, an Oxford nutrition journal published the results of a study about the carnivore diet showing, for example, that nearly every participant who had Type 2 diabetes put their disease into remission through a carnivore lifestyle. Nearly every participant who had a chronic or metabolic disease experienced resolution or an improvement in their condition, the study found, while participants lost an average of 20 pounds.

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