Actually, I did finish a few others, but as they are part of a series, I’m saving them for one mega-review. Meanwhile, here’s what else I read in July. The Great Debate by Yuval Levin By this point few people are unaware of the extreme polarization of American society. What is often less clear is…
Anybody else here struggle with meaningful daily devotions? Here is a helpful article. I’ve got a couple articles in the pipeline about the usefulness of Greek and Hebrew, but this article shares and benefit of the original languages that I had not considered before – the skill of thinking textually. Toby Sumpter has a great…
Here are some interesting pictures you may not have seen (especially if you don’t follow us on Instagram). Click on the image to get the full picture. First, from a quick trip to Fortaleza back in April: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) View this post on Instagram A…
This video from 1971 is the intersection of two of my passions: Brazil, and trains. Needless to say, I think it’s a tragedy that this railroad no longer exists. For those interested in learning more, here’s an interesting article about Col. George Church (who fought for the Union, not the Confederacy, as the narrator erroneously…
We spent Monday and Tuesday at camp, and returned quite happy with how things are progressing at the dormitory. Here are some pictures. This is the exciting part of a construction project, the part where we see things begin to come together. It is also the part where unexpected expenses begin to come up. If…
Making a rare Sunday post here because I hope to have another update on Wedensday, and I really want to show this video. Here is the progress to our dorm construction, as of last Wednesday. Stay tuned…more great updates to come! _____________________________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in…
So it’s been a few weeks since we did anything here at the blog. The second half of July and the month of August promise to provide some breathing room, so let’s see if we can get caught up and – do we dare dream? – maybe even a little ahead in our posting. One…
While construction on our camp dorms is ongoing, there are other things happening at camp as well. Most recently, we were privileged to have friends from the US Daniel and Shanna Felice and Marcos Davila visiting us here in Brazil. While here, they put together a set of Cornhole boards and a carpet ball table….
Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan So far, “Lord of Chaos”, the sixth in Robert Jordan’s “Wheel of Time” series, is my favorite. It is more action-packed than the books I have read, and the character development takes a much more satisfying track. Slight spoiler alert… If you, like me, have been reading so far…
The following are some items that we hope to acquire for the camp in the months to come. If you are interested in helping us with any of these projects, this page explains how to make donations. These items are listed more or less in order of urgency. All price tags are approximations, and subject…