As I gradually return from a hiatus in updating this website, there are a number of relevant activities that bear reporting. I am reluctant, however, to litter the site with individual posts for each one of them. Therefore, I will summarize them in this one post. Itacyara’s Teaching Methods Class In November Itacyara finished up…
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Things were not going well for Jacob the Patriarch. A chain of disgraceful events, culminating in violation of his daughter and the revenge killing of the male population of an entire city by…
Last month the Mount Zion Baptist Camp held it’s third annual Teen Retreat, and it was awesome. With each passing year we gain more experience, the program gets better, and enthusiasm for the ministry among our churches and young people grows. This year our theme was “Challenges for Young People in Post Modernity”. We were…
Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. If you are any kind of Civil War buff at all, you are aware of the controversy surrounding Confederate General J.E.B Stuart’s fateful ride around the Union Army at Gettysburg. Whether you tend to sympathize with the South or (like me) the…
Current Reading (unchanged from last week) What is Analytic Philosophy? by Hans Johann Glock Religion and the Rise of Western Culture by Christopher Dawson The Existence and Attributes of God by Stephen Charnock From the archives: my first real encounter with PC culture. A common theme I am noting in my philosophy studies (certainly not…
One of the things we like to do here at this blog is highlight the immense natural and cultural beauty of the country in which God has called us to serve. This particular city, Paraty, is one I have never visited, but it is on my short list. Enjoy! ____________________ Did you enjoy this post?…
Things are happening fast now at camp. Last Friday we took some more supplies and construction materials there, and spend two days doing more work. Here are some of the pictures. On Saturday the water tank we purchased arrived at camp. The builders are installing it as you read this. Stay tuned next week for…
Here are some pictures of our life and ministry from the last week. Don’t forget to follow our Instagram account to get these updates in real time. ______________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This means that clicking…
But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” My Dad likes to tell the story of a pastor in a small country church. At the end of every service the pastor would stand at the door to greet his parishioners. Invariably, one particular man would…
Current Reading What is Analytic Philosophy? by Hans Johann Glock Religion and the Rise of Western Culture by Christopher Dawson The Existence and Attributes of God by Stephen Charnock From the Archives Why the Left Hates my Marriage Best of Brazil ABBA and the Real Life Dancing Queen Interesting Links Carl Trueman, regularly featured in…