Play Pagan Games, Win Pagan Prizes
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Play Pagan Games, Win Pagan Prizes

I’ve long contended that God has a biting sense of humor. The plagues of Egypt, the talking donkey, Christ’s hilarious jabs at the Pharisees – all represent some pretty high comedy in the pages of Scripture. But even I could not have predicted the exquisite timing of the “divine comedy” that unfolded last week. I…

James 2:1 – How Not to Build a Cathedral
James Series

James 2:1 – How Not to Build a Cathedral

My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality. Some of the most interesting places to visit in the four-hundred-year-old city of São Luís – where God has given us the privilege of ministering – are the old churches built by the Portuguese during colonial times….

Snapshots of Missionary Life: New Year’s Getaway
Family News

Snapshots of Missionary Life: New Year’s Getaway

Over the New Year’s holiday we were able to leave our hectic life behind and spend some relaxing days with Itacyara’s sister and brother-in-law in a little out-of-the-way town in the interior of Maranhão called Nina Rodrigues. Here are some pictures: Shopping is a different experience… View this post on Instagram A post shared by…

Top Ten Books of 2020
Book Reviews

Top Ten Books of 2020

Here are the ten best books I read in 2020. The are listed in the order I read them. You can see my entire reading list here. Escape from Rome by Walter Scheidel Rome fell, and that’s a good thing. Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization by Samuel Gregg The uneasy relationship between…

Hope for Foolish and Darkened Hearts
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Hope for Foolish and Darkened Hearts

Arguing for the truth of God’s word is made that much easier when the pagans are gracious enough to do the heavy lifting. In Romans 1:18-32 the apostle Paul describes for us the sequence of degradation experienced a society that has rejected the Creator. As I read the daily headlines, I am always reminded of…

James 1:27 – You Can’t Have One Without the Other
James Series

James 1:27 – You Can’t Have One Without the Other

Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. Certain things go together to such a degree that when they are separated, the individual parts lose all their significance. Examples: macaroni and cheese, Simon and Garfunkle, Laurel…