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Some Musical Numbers From Brazil’s Fantastico program. …And From the Same Source Brazil’s surprisingly large indigenous population. Amazing Self Discipline Or, extreme dislike of vegetables. The Good Ol’ Days When toys were educational. A Great Essay on Humor From noted comic Tim Keller. Motivational Posters For the chronically unmotivated And Speaking of Motivation Regrets, I’ve…

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Mikey and Mommy

I was looking for pictures for one of Mikey’s assignments, and found this one in the archives. Thought it deserved some more airtime. The Astonishing Adventures of Missionary Max, Parts 1, 2 and 3 are now available for Kindle and Nook!

Blast From The Past

Daily Dozen

I’m Just Like Pelé…except I’m terrible at soccer. What could make a trip to the dentist worse? This. For those interested in publishing What Rachel Gardner sees on the horizon. That Seventies Show Featuring…Osama bin Laden? Lego Creation of the Day For my bro David. Understanding Philosophy With the help of bright colors and simple…

Blast From The Past

Daily Dozen

The Brazilian Economy is the subject of an informative new blog called Brazilian Bubble. If you are interested in all things Brazil, you should check it out. And Speaking of Brazil…the airports here could use some help, especially with the World Cup approaching. Also From Brazil…armored cars, they aren’t just for banks anymore. Lego Creation…

Blast From The Past

Why is That in the Bible?

The following is an adaptation of a post on our Brazilian blog, which in turn is an adaptation of the message preached last night at the Kerigma congregation. In our congregation here in São Luís I am preaching a series of messages from the book of Gênesis. Yesterday, we arrived at chapter 9, verses 20…

Camp

Camp Update

On Thursday Itacyara and I, along with one of our deacons, went to the camp property to take care of some administrative tasks and prepare for this-week’s workday. While we were there, we snapped some pictures. This picture was taken standing on a high point, looking back towards the road. The location of the road…

Missionary Max

And Finally…

This announcement was supposed to go live a week ago, but events took over, and I am just getting to it now. So…here it is: Amazon.com Widgets The third and final installment of “The Astonishing Adventures of Missionary Max” is now available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. I know many of you have eagerly…

Blast From The Past

Look to Jesus!

The following is an excerpt from our most recent prayer letter: I wish I could transmit to you the beautiful scene I witnessed at the cemetery on Wednesday. After the short devotional the casket containing Pastor Francisco’s mortal remains was wheeled out of the little chapel and towards the grave site. The crowd (and it…

Farewell, Friend
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Farewell, Friend

This was not the post I had planned on writing today, and even now, as my fingers move, I can scarcely believe what I am seeing appear on the screen. As I was getting ready to teach an English class last night, the phone rang. It was a lady from our church, imploring me to…