No real theme for this week’s pic drop… Doing my civic duty from overseas. If you’re interested in the rationale behind my choice, I wrote about it here. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) This next one…
As we reported before, we in the middle of intense preparations full panic mode before the first ever youth retreat at the Mount Zion Baptist Camp. For over a month we have been spending almost every weekend at camp. We leave Friday morning, and return in time for the main service at Ebenezer on Sunday…
Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. When I was small, I remember getting so frustrated with life that I informed my parents I would soon be running away from home. My Dad, most likely suppressing a hearty chuckle,…
In response to yesterday’s post about Missionary Max and the “white savior complex”, a friend tagged me in an article that chronicled a case that can be described as a disaster of foreign missions. Though the title of the article cited the “white savior complex”, I came to the conclusion (which the author also seems…
The other day it occurred to me that it had been a while since I checked for new reviews for the Missionary Max books on Amazon. Turns out, there was indeed a new one for Missionary Max and the Lost City, and it’s…well…um…take a look: How is this written in this century let alone this…
So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God. A Quick Disclaimer… Before we jump into the application of today’s text (and it’s a doozy), I have to make a confession. I’m not quite…
Last week our family spent some time out at camp preparing for our upcoming inaugural retreat. (You can read more about that here) In the process, managed to snap some interesting pictures. On the way to camp we saw this fiberglass cover from an old telephone booth (once ubiquitous in Brazil, now virtually nonexistent), which…
Several months ago our camp development team decided that the time had come to schedule a teen retreat. We’ve been building the camp, little by little, since late 2011, and now it is time to put this resource God has given us to good use. When we made the original plans, we were counting on…
My reading got off to a great start this month, then slowed down towards the end. Still, some solid offerings. Exercise of Power by Robert M. Gates Other than books I read for ministry study and sermon prep, I have no real method for the choosing of reading material, other than to maintain a diverse…
Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures. According to my parents, when I was a toddler I developed an obsession with firetrucks. I have no reason to doubt this, although my tastes have matured greatly since then. I’m…