A woman dresses up as a prostitute and gets pregnant by her father-in-law in order to teach him a lesson about selfishness and doing one’s duty. And in so doing she sets in motion a series of events that lead to the birth of the greatest king in the history of Israel, and ultimately to…
After our annual conference it has become a habit for us to spend some time with a few of our missionary colleagues for fellowship and relaxation. We usually try to chose an area that will give us a chance to see some new aspect of Brazilian culture and/or history. Last year, for example, we stayed…
At the beginning of this month we traveled to the state of Minas Gerais for the annual conference of our Baptist Mid Missions missionaries serving in Brazil. As always, the fellowship and mutual encouragement was the highlight of our time. Besides the fellowship and fun events (like spelunking!) we were also able to get some…
I’m going to start out this article by blowing right by Godwin’s Law and drawing a straight line to the Nazis. In my defense, my intent is not to smear a political opponent with contrived similarities to der Fuehrer (So you like bratwurst, huh? You know who else liked bratwurst?). Rather, my aim is to…
Here are a few pictures of our life and ministry over the past few days. As always, you can get these in “real time” by following us on Instagram. 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…
The Gruta da Lapinha is a spectacular series of caves located near the city of Belo Horizonte, in the state of Minas Gerais. I had the opportunity to tour the caverns a couple weeks ago during some down-time from the annual Baptist Mid Missions, Brazil conference. Here are some of the amazing things we saw:…
Many of you will remember several months ago when we asked for prayer for a unique opportunity that had arisen for the Ebenezer church to purchase a prime piece of real estate, located right on the main artery going through our community. In case your memory needs refreshing, here’s the video showing the new location……
One of the most enjoyable and personally profitable biblical studies I have done in the course of our ministry here in Brazil was a series on the life of David, prepared for the Ebenezer church in 2020. Having finished the series in James on this site, I’ve decided to dig back into the archives and…
This week’s snapshots include a little taste of the week we spent in conference, and some interesting things we saw along the way. There will be more extensive posts about both in the near future. As always, don’t forget that you can see these posts as they happen by following us on Instagram. ___________________ Did…
Continuing with a Frank Sinatra theme we began a couple weeks ago, here is the Crooner with the master of Bossa Nova himself, Antônio Carlos “Tom” Jobim. Enjoy, and you’re welcome. ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases….