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…
This website was dormant for most of June…but our lives were certainly not. Furlough has been quite eventful so far, and there have been many, many “Kodak moments”. Here are some of the highlights of our travels. For those looking for pictures of our family reunion and celebration of my parents’ 50th anniversary, that will…
Spending a significant portion of our furlough in Florida, we get to see our share of alligators. But nothing, and I mean NOTHING we have seen in Florida compares with this video from the Pantanal region of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Check it out: ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation…
Some solid books in this month’s list. Arcanum Unbounded by Brandon Sanderson With the completion of “Arcanum Unbounded” I have now read every book in Brandon Sanderson’s “Cosmere” collection. Until he writes another one, that is. For those making their way through the Cosmere, I would highly recommend leaving this one for last. Not only…
The Republic by Plato How does one write a brief review – of the type I am accustomed to offering in this space – of Plato’s “Republic”? Short answer: one does not. In light of this, what follows are just a few short blurbs containing impressions that I came away with after reading this classic…