But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? And the Scripture was fulfilled…
It has been a while since our last “Snapshots” post, and we have been VERY busy – which means LOTS of pictures. Here are some of the best ones. As always, you can follow us on Instagram for the most recent photos. Click on each image to see the whole thing. First up…what in the…
A couple weeks ago we had the privilege of speaking to a group of kids at at a local camp. As we were telling them about some of the Brazilian wildlife, they became very fascinated with pictures of the capivara – the world’s largest rodent. I regret not showing them this video! ______________________________ Did you…
While we are in the US on furlough, we occasionally get pictures of things taking place back in Brazil. Here are some photos of recent “sprucing up” done by the members of Ebenezer. We are thrilled to see how the Ebenezer church continues to grow, develop, and carry on the ministry now that we have…
Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way? In our previous post in this series on James we saw how the author uses the story of Abraham offering his son Isaac as a sacrifice to illustrate how genuine faith results in works….
Troy by Stephen Fry Several months ago I read Homer’s Iliad, and, I must say, I found Stephen Fry’s retelling of the epic story in his latest work, “Troy”, to be much more enjoyable. As with his previous two works, Mythos and Heroes, Fry engagingly brings to life the ancient Greek narratives without sacrificing their…
But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? And the Scripture was fulfilled…
A few days ago a friend in Brazil sent me a link to a story that was breaking just three hours from where we live. During a community outreach in the little coastal town of Humberto de Campos, members of the Labor and Economic Development Department of the state of Maranhão happened upon the wreckage…
Itacyara and I are currently attending the 100th anniversary celebration of our mission agency, Baptist Mid Missions. I will have more to report, probably next week. For now though, I thought I’d give you all a heads-up for the newly re-launched BMM website. The IT people at the mission have done an admirable job of…
I’ve posted before about my interactions with a group of sixth graders who are super fans of everybody’s favorite fictional missionary, Missionary Max. Until recently, all of said interactions have been virtual, me being in Brazil and they being in the US. Two weeks ago, however, I was able to visit their classroom and spend…