Back when I had the old Best of Brazil blog, some of my favorite posts were when a bad guy tries to rob someone, and things don’t go according to plan. In a country where violence is often out of control, the law-abiding populace takes special satisfaction when the perpetrators get what’s coming to them….
Be sure to read to the end of this post, where there is a special opportunity to participate. On Sunday morning our family paid a visit to Pastor Fred Alencar and his wife Andrea at their church plant in the Nova Era neighborhood – a roughly twenty-minute drive from our home. This church-plant is a…
For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. When we arrived home to Brazil, a little over four weeks prior to the time of this…
We’ll start off with a barn-burner of an article by Carl Trueman. Here’s a quote: In short, there is a clear push to grant LGBTQ+ ideology a favored legal and cultural status that enforces it without compromise. It also labels any and all dissent as morally evil. You don’t have to be an Old Testament…
Not quite so many as last time, but here are some random pictures from the last week: The main ministry event was our first trip to camp since returning. Point of interest: The hat I’m wearing in this picture is made entirely of cork, was acquired on our trip to Portugal last September. View this…
This is at once amazing, and very, very cute. Amazing because the bird calls are so real. Cute, because…well…look at him! ________________________________ 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 on these Amazon links and making…
Brazil’s annual Carnaval celebration was once again rather muted this year, due to Covid (silver linings, etc). However, our churches continued their tradition of using the days off to get together for spiritual refreshment and fellowship. Itacyara and I were able to participate in two of them. Since Ebenezer had nothing planned for Monday, we…
See how great a forest a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. In last week’s devotional we noted…
Here are some of the better things I have read online since…well…since last time I posted one of these. Of course everybody’s mind is on Ukraine right now. Here’s an interesting thread that investigates the reasons for why the things are the way they are. The following cartoon quotes an actual tweet that was actually…
The last time we posted a “Snapshots” article was while we were still stateside. We’ve covered a lot of ground since then. First up, our last few days in the US. A great breakfast with my parents, brother, and sister-in-law. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) On the town…